Source page: McKinsey & Company
Commentary
The doctor is in—the video call
Healthcare | Technology
February 23, 2022 – More patients than ever were willing to try virtual health services after COVID-19 emerged. Last year, the use of telehealth care was 38 times higher than prepandemic levels, as appointments such as follow-ups could easily be delivered remotely. A recent McKinsey survey shows that up to $265 billion in Medicare spending could shift to patients’ homes by 2025, with greater physician participation in the transition from telehealth to at-home care.
To read the article, see “From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025,” February 1, 2022.
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Visual form
Multi-panel healthcare comparison chart.
Layout / body structure
The chart is presented as one healthcare chart block with the comparison graphic centered on the page and supporting notes below it. Reader takes in the main comparison first and then uses the lower note area to interpret how telehealth and at-home care fit into the same shift.
What is being compared
The visual compares virtual-health adoption and the broader shift of care from facilities toward the home after COVID-19 emerged. It is tying together changes in patient willingness to use remote care with the larger migration of healthcare activity away from in-person settings.
Measurement system
The page mixes usage and spending metrics rather than one single unit. The visible numeric anchors in the published source are telehealth use at 38 times prepandemic levels and an estimate of up to 265 billion dollars in Medicare spending that could shift into patients’ homes by 2025.
Visible structure inside the graphic
The chart is organized as a healthcare adoption comparison with the main visual carrying the shift story and the note area translating it into care-setting and spending implications. The whole chart reads as one structured transition graphic instead of a simple text callout because the telehealth behavior change and the at-home care potential are presented as linked parts of the same page.
Main takeaway from the visual
The page makes the healthcare shift look durable rather than temporary: virtual care adoption rises sharply, and the same momentum supports a much broader move of care into the home. The visual evidence and the note framing both point to remote and home-based care becoming a materially larger part of the delivery model.
Key standout values or extremes
The strongest visible anchors on the page are the 38-times increase in telehealth use versus prepandemic levels and the estimate that as much as 265 billion dollars of Medicare spending could move to the home by 2025. Those two numbers define the scale of both the adoption jump and the economic opportunity.
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Companion media, when applicable
There is no separate companion audio or video; the chart image is the full visual on this page.