On The Health Assurance Podcast, Faegre Drinker Consulting Principal Mike Adelberg and Adam Block, principal at Charm Economics, discussed takeaways from a coauthored article on how telehealth may create more competition and lead to better care and lower costs.
In the episode “Will Telehealth Change Healthcare the Way Amazon Changed the Book Business?” Adelberg and Block expand on their article in Medical Economics titled “Will telemedicine create perfect competition?” They address the rapid adoption of telemedicine, particularly during the pandemic, and its ability to impact the economics of health care.
The authors also describe challenges related to telemedicine, possible solutions, and consumer and provider reactions to telehealth.