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However, in order to run a telehealth business successfully, key components and critical factors need to be taken into account. A telehealth business framework can provide a rich understanding of these components and factors. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the key components and critical factors for developing a telehealth business framework from the experts\u2019 perspectives.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The present qualitative study was conducted in 2020. The participants were 22 experts in the fields of medical informatics, health information management, telemedicine, telehealth, health entrepreneurship, health insurance, and digital health start-ups. In depth semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data, and the data were analyzed using framework analysis.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Four main themes derived from data analysis. The themes included key components for developing a telehealth\u00a0business\u00a0framework, success factors, challenges, and barriers of a telehealth business. Overall, the results indicated that the key components in a telehealth business framework included created value, key resources, key activities, key partners, licenses and permissions, product pricing, revenue, marketing, supporting services, and getting\u00a0feedback\u00a0from customers. Although receiving support from different individuals and organizations as well as economic benefits of telehealth services may consider as success factors, there are a number of challenges and barriers which should be taken into account. Otherwise, these factors may hinder the success of a telehealth business.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The development of a telehealth business framework might be an important step towards developing a more complete business plan, facilitating the commercialization of telehealth products, and providing a solution for product sustainability in a competitive market. In the current study, the key components and critical factors for developing a telehealth business framework were identified; however, further research is needed to explore how these components and factors can be helpful in developing business plans and running a successful telehealth business.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12911-021-01707-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,4]],"date-time":"2021-12-04T14:02:49Z","timestamp":1638626569000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Key components and critical factors for developing a telehealth business framework: a qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Farnia","family":"Velayati","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Haleh","family":"Ayatollahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Morteza","family":"Hemmat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Reza","family":"Dehghan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,4]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5\u20136","key":"1707_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"427","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijmedinf.2006.09.007","volume":"76","author":"RE Scott","year":"2007","unstructured":"Scott RE. 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