Texas Telehealth Cost Benefit Study

The AT&T Center for Telehealth Research and Policy at the University of Texas and the Centre for Information Technology & Leadership (CITL) has released a study estimating the cost-benefit of telehealth to the US health system. ‘The savings estimates assume a combination of ‘store-and-forward’ technologies that involve transmission and interpretation of medical data with ‘real-time video’ consultations involving a patient and one or more physicians.’ Download the report from this Telehealth Canada item.