American Medical Association: Physicians’ Motivations and Key Requirements for Adopting Digital Health Adoption and Attitudinal Shifts from 2016 to 2022

American Medical Association: Physicians’ Motivations and Key Requirements for Adopting Digital Health Adoption and Attitudinal Shifts from 2016 to 2022

The American Medical Association (AMA) conducted a study of physicians’ motivations and requirements for the adoption of digital clinical tools. Physicians are increasingly seeing the advantages of digital health solutions since 2016 when the AMA first investigated the motivations, requirements and uses of digital health technology among physicians. The largest growth in adoption was among digital health tools that aid in remote care. The percentage of physicians using tele-visits/virtual visits grew from 14 percent in 2016 to 80 percent in 2022 while the percentage of physicians using remote monitoring devices grew from 12 percent in 2016 to 30 percent in 2022. These findings highlight the importance of keeping telehealth pandemic flexibilities permanent after the end of the public health emergency.