Global Telehealth
What began as a TV link between two hospitals is now rewriting healthcare’s future. Explore how telehealth rose from niche to necessity, breaking barriers in access, technology, and global collaboration—ushering in a smarter, more connected world of care.
Global telehealth and healthcare generally remained at a slow and steady pace until 2020!
Although technology and innovation moved forward rapidly, global adoption, access, and payment for telehealth proved challenging pre-2020.
Why, you may ask?
Journey of Telehealth
Past
Some of the answers are easier than others and vary by country. I was first formally introduced to telehealth in 2011 when I worked for UnitedHealth Group. I’ve been on all sides of healthcare since 1984. In 2011, the offerings were very limited, and only certain states in the US allowed it.
It was mainly viewed as a solution for Episodic Care needs and was a telephonic solution at that point. In 2013, I decided to start a Tele-Wellness company that would work in harmony with the Telehealth companies. I was a pioneer in that space, and one of the few Women Owned Bootstrapped startups too.
Thinking back, probably one of the earliest and most famous uses of hospital-based Telemedicine was in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when a closed-circuit television link was established between the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute and Norfolk State Hospital for psychiatric consultations. Now Tele-psych is red hot!
Future
Ironically, the future of telehealth was scripted in…
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