According to a study performed by the Association of American Medical Colleges, there will be a shortage of physicians and doctors of more than 100,000 professionals by 2030. This anticipated shortage presents a significant challenge for the growing and chronically ill senior population in the USA.
Furthermore, as the senior population increases, the demand for healthcare services will continue to rise. Consequently, this shortage will exacerbate the strain on the healthcare system, making it more difficult to provide adequate care for all patients.
For Primary Care, the estimated shortage will be between 8,700 and up to …
For Non – Primary Care (Including Medical, Surgical and Others), the estimated shortage will be between 33,500 and up to …
In particular, the supply of Surgeons is projected to have little growth by 2030. But projected demand is expected to increase as well, resulting in a shortage of between 19,800 and up to …
For other specialties such as emergency medicine, anesthesiology, radiology, neurology, and psychiatry, among others. The projected shortage is between 18,600 and up to …
How Telemedicine helps to overcome the Shortage of Physicians?
For people in rural or underserved places, telemedicine represents a great option, because it solves all the issues related with geography location and even for those people living in urban places, where the number of physicians or specialists is fewer compared to the number of people requesting care.
Telemedicine is not only an option for the present but also for the future of furnishing medicine filling gaps about the shortage of physicians which will increase dramatically. It represents an alternative option for all kind of physicians to treat patients online, increasing revenue.
About Esvyda
Esvyda helps clinicians to design several strategies for the incorporation and adoption of telemedicine solutions in their different specialties. We support clinicians in understanding how and when telehealth services may be used, setting up short, middle and log term goals for implementation