Global (Non-US) Virtual Visit Solutions 2021
03 August 21
| Jeremy Goff and Jonathan Christensen
Across the globe, COVID-19 forced provider organizations to explore new ways to safely meet with and care for patients. While regulations may shift in the post-COVID world, most countries are unlikely to roll them back completely, meaning telehealth is here to stay. For this study, KLAS interviewed 113 organizations outside the US about their current state with and future plans for virtual visit technology. 90% have adopted virtual visit technology, and in total, they mentioned using or considering the commercial video visit platforms, public telehealth platforms, or video conferencing platforms of 56 different vendors. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations rolled out technology in a matter of weeks, and most plan to reevaluate these solutions in the near future. What types of platforms and which vendors are being used and considered most often? Who is likely to lose customers and why?