Telemedicine Emerges as Hot Topic at 2011 Health 2.0 Conference. Vendors, Healthcare Venture Capitalists and Others Buzzing About Hot Market, New Companies and Technologies
Consult A Doctor, an innovator of telemedicine services and platform solutions for health plans, among many popular presenters at 2011 Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco.

MIAMI, FL, October 07, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- As the world continues to struggle with increasingly out of control healthcare costs and inadequate access to care, the innovators at this years Health 2.0 were zeroing in on some of the most promising solutions to these challenges. Vendors, investors, academics and others at the Health 2.0 Conference that took place during the last week of September in San Francisco, were abuzz about the possibilities that telemedicine holds for the entire healthcare industry. Recent investments in telemedicine start-ups have sharpened the focus on more established players in this market, like Consult A Doctor, an innovator of telemedicine services and platform solutions for health plans, providers, groups and patients, that is preparing to launch the next generation of telemedicine capabilities.

Wolf Shlagman, founder and CEO of Consult a Doctor, and Dr. Douglas Smith, Chief Medical Officer, Consult A Doctor and founder of Minute Clinic, were blown away by the Health 2.0 community response and unrelenting interest to their presentation on consumer-driven telemedicine solutions.

"During the past two months, we have seen a flood of investment dollars coming into the telemedicine market, demonstrating that the venture capital community senses that the tipping point for this market is approaching," said Shlagman." Today, telemedicine is a $4 billion market worldwide and it is projected to increase to $24 billion by 2016. After six years and more than 200,000 consultations, Consult A Doctor is uniquely positioned to lead the industry with our consumer-driven, cloud-based telemedicine platform and national provider network. Our service delivery platform is the most comprehensive, most utilized and easiest to use in the market. Our platform solutions for health plans and providers will be the catalyst for the next wave of explosive growth as telemedicine is weaved into every aspect of healthcare."

It is no secret that there is an unsustainable problem with waste in today's healthcare system today. For instance, according to the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), over 70% of all doctor's visits are unnecessary and over 65% of all ER visits are non-emergencies. Additionally, employer productivity loss due to medical absenteeism is estimated at over $100 billion. These serious inefficiencies in the healthcare system could be dramatically alleviated using telemedicine technology and services.
"Healthcare needs more level of care options than just appointment-based office or ER visits. Urgent care clinics were a big breakthrough in recent years, but still are overkill for many physician-patient encounters that could take place at a lower cost, less intrusive setting," said Dr. Smith. "The solution to achieving greater access at lower costs can be found in the value proposition of telemedicine which will provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place, for the right cost."

Attendees at the 2011 Health 2.0 Conference were very interested in Consult a Doctor's presentation and have great expectations for the next software release version that will include enhancements such as video consults, labs and a mobile application. Consult A Doctor is also expected to launch its new suite of telemedicine platforms for practices, hospitals, health plans and other stakeholders later this month.

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