#INFOGRAPHIC: #WHYTELEMEDICINE IS THE #HOTTESTFIELDRIGHTNOW.

Since mobile technology is everywhere, it's no surprise that telemedicine is actively shaping the health care industry. Check out this new infographic from Adelphi University Online, which reveals the basic impact of telemedicine on the industry, with a focus on how it is expanding the health informatics job market.
Here are some key takeaways:
1. Technology is not only improving health care, but also communications and customer service.
2. Many common tools, like x-rays and thermometers, are now digitized to improve efficiency and accuracy.
3. Clinical documentation and improvement analysts, medical coders and health information technicians are among the fastest growing telemedicine careers
4. 70 percent of insurance providers and 48 percent of hospitals plan to increase their informatics hiring in the near future.
5. Through providing care at lower costs and enhancing disease surveillance, telemedicine holds the potential to improve care in rural areas.