What’s next? Virtual care providers might want to add Yelp-like online search and review capabilities to reel in more customers.
15% of respondents say “lack of information about providers” is one of the top pain points driving lower satisfaction with telehealth, according to JD Power’s 2021 Telehealth Satisfaction study.
- Other top pain points include limited services (24%), lack of awareness of costs (15%), and confusing tech requirements (15%).
The bigger picture: As consumers rely on candid online reviews to select a doctor, providers will need to beef up their digital tech investments to provide a more seamless patient experience—or else they could get called out online and risk losing new patients.
For example, appointment scheduling and better search tools will help providers capture more patients and channel them to newly integrated digital health services, like virtual visits. Providers that don’t have these digital health add-ons may lose out against competitors that do.