Global Video Telemedicine Market is Witnessing Significant Growth as industry leader VSee lab Inc. partners with Vuzix Corporation to introduce an innovative telemedicine product
Video telemedicine uses technology
primarily computers, video, messaging, and phone by medical professionals to
diagnose and treat patients in remote locations. Video telemedicine or
telemedicine involves the use of electronic communications and software for
management of chronic conditions.
Increasing prevalence of
hospital-acquired infection and increasing incidences of white coat syndrome is
expected to drive growth of the global video telemedicine market during the
forecast period. According to the Indian Journal Medical Research (IJMR), in
2017, surgical-site infections (SSIs) were the most common HAI with prevalence
of 23.94% followed by hospital-acquired pneumonia with 18.31%, catheter-related
blood stream infection (16.9%), and urinary tract infections (16.9%) in India.
Such high prevalence has led to increase in demand for video telemedicine
globally. Video telemedicine offers numerous advantages such as less time in
waiting room, no transportation time and cost, and fewer chances of catching a
new illness. Thus, these factors are expected to drive growth of the global
video telemedicine market during the forecast period. Moreover, growing
geriatric population is expected to boost the global video telemedicine market
growth over the forecast period. According to the World Health Organization
(WHO), by 2050, global population of aged 60 years and above is expected to
reach 2 billion, increasing from 900 million in 2015. Video telemedicine is a
perfect alternative to geriatric people to get medical treatments and
medications without actually visiting the doctor’s office.
However, lack of skilled personnel
and adequate infrastructure is expected to restrain growth of the global video
telemedicine market during the forecast period. Besides, lack of awareness
regarding the technology in emerging economies is expected to hinder the global
video telemedicine market growth in the near future. Among regions, North
America is expected to witness significant growth in the global video
telemedicine market during the forecast period. This is owing to wide
implementation of video telemedicine and increasing demand for unnecessary
transpiration. Furthermore, Asia Pacific is expected to register a robust
growth rate over the forecast period, owing to increasing patient pool and
healthcare practitioners in the region.
Key companies operating in the global
video telemedicine market are Life-Size Communication Inc., Vidyo Inc., Vermont
Tel, Sony Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd., GlobalMed Inc., Premiere
Global Services Inc., and VSee lab Inc.
For instance, in November 2020, Vuzix
Corporation partnered with VSee lab Inc., a U.S.-based telehealth company to
introduce a telehealth and telemedicine smart glasses solution Vuzix Blade
Smart Glasses and Vuzix' M300XL.
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