Among the various services of telemedicine, tele-consultation leads
the present telemedicine market in 2013. On the other hand, telemonitoring is expected to exhibit the highest growth rate for the
forecast period. This was attributed to the growing geriatric and
disabled populations who are commonly diagnosed with diabetes and
cardiovascular complications. Neurological complications such as
stroke, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s represent the other reason for the
requirement of continuous monitoring of patients. Tele-education, teletraining and tele-surgery are the recent additions to telemedicine that
have an attractive growth potential; however they consist of a smaller
fraction of the overall global telemedicine market. Tele-care is a well
known segment among telemedicine users and providers alike, it
mainly comprises chronic and acute care and rehabilitation services
offered to home bound patients worldwide.