Frost & Sullivan: Past the Intricacies, Participants Discover a Wealth of Opportunities in the North American Telehealth Industry

Frost & Sullivan: Past the Intricacies, Participants Discover a Wealth of Opportunities in the North American Telehealth Industry PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Oct. 16, 2012 -- The convergence between healthcare, information and communication technologies MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The continuing alignment of healthcare with information and communication technologies makes the telehealth (which also includes remote patient monitoring, mHealth, and video telemedicine) industry one of the most confusing, yet transformative, spaces in the world. Despite many hurdles, telehealth markets continue as an effective treatment for many shortfalls present in the current healthcare experience, whether it is gaining access to the right specialist at the right time, or ensuring a patient can manage their medications. Telehealth is quickly transitioning from the best kept secret in healthcare to becoming persistently demanded by professionals and patients alike. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.healthcareIT.frost.com) Analysis of the North American Telehealth Industry research identifies and defines the largest and most impactful market opportunities within telehealth, providing market sizes, trends and rankings, based on key research criteria. From this extensive analysis, Frost & Sullivan finds the top five telehealth markets in North America, in ranking order, are: 1. Home healthcare and disease management monitoring 2.