Survey: Consumers psyched about telemedical remote monitoring

While the health plan and provider industries may be easing into telemedicine, consumers may be a lot more enthusiastic about it, according to new research. A new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers concluded that almost three-fourths of U.S. consumers say that they'd use telemedical services, which they defined as remote monitoring to track their condition and vital signs.

The survey, which was conducted solely online, may have reached those with a bit more proclivity to be technical, but still suggests a level of interest that hasn't been apparent in consumer research to date. 

Researchers concluded that half of consumers would be willing to get healthcare online or through other computer technology instead of face-to-face care for non-emergency visits. Of those, three-fourths said that email would be their preferred way to receive care.

To get more data from PwC:
- read this PwC report (.pdf)

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