Group telehealth started in behavioral health. Group therapy translated naturally to video: the therapeutic work is relational and conversational, the format is familiar, and the logistical barrier of getting six to ten people into the same room at the same time is significantly reduced when everyone connects from wherever they are. But the clinical applications for virtual group care have expanded well beyond therapy, and the practices and health systems that are building group telehealth programs in 2026 are doing it across chronic disease management, patient education, weight management, peer support, and clinical supervision in ways that are reshaping how care is delivered at scale.
Where Group Telehealth Is Growing
In 2026, healthcare organizations are leveraging telehealth to deliver specialized care programs focused on prevention, chronic disease management, wellness optimization, and personalized patient experiences. Patients increasingly expect convenient access to healthcare, continuous support, and treatment plans tailored to their unique needs. Group formats address the continuous support expectation in a way that individual appointments alone cannot. Inovi Fertility and Genetics Institute
The fastest-growing non-behavioral group telehealth programs include:
GLP-1 and weight management programs have created a new category of high-volume group need. Patients on semaglutide, tirzepatide, or similar medications for weight loss benefit from regular group education sessions covering nutrition, exercise, side effect management, and behavioral change strategies. SecureVideo supports GLP-1 providers with group session capabilities that can deliver patient education to dozens of participants simultaneously, dramatically reducing the per-patient cost of program delivery compared to individual sessions.
Chronic disease management for diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, and COPD is increasingly delivered through virtual group formats that combine peer support with structured clinical education. Patients managing ongoing conditions benefit from the normalization that comes from connecting with others in similar situations, and providers benefit from delivering evidence-based education to groups rather than repeating the same information in individual appointments. Telehealth platforms that support recurring appointments, secure communication, outcome tracking, and group workflows are becoming essential for chronic disease management programs. doaj
Prenatal and postpartum group care is a rapidly growing area. A cohort study examining virtual group prenatal care at Kaiser Permanente found that participants in group virtual care reported lower perceived stress than those in individual care, with higher engagement levels correlated with better perceived quality of care, increased preparedness, improved sleep, and increased social interactions. The peer connection element of group prenatal care is a clinical feature, not just a convenience. Market Research Future
Nutrition and dietetic group programs allow registered dietitians to deliver meal planning education, behavior change coaching, and disease-specific nutrition guidance to groups of patients simultaneously. SecureVideo supports dietitians and nutritionists with group session tools that make virtual nutrition programs scalable without sacrificing the interactive, coaching-forward quality that drives behavior change.
Clinical training and supervision groups for graduate-level mental health trainees, medical residents, and allied health students represent a significant use case within health systems and academic programs. Group supervision, case consultation, and peer learning groups all benefit from the same platform infrastructure as patient-facing group sessions, with the addition of secure cloud recording for supervisory review.
The Scale Advantage
The fundamental economic logic of group telehealth is compelling. A provider who sees eight individual patients in eight one-hour sessions delivers eight hours of clinical value. A provider who runs a two-hour group session for twelve patients delivers more total clinical contact in less provider time, with outcomes that research consistently shows are comparable or superior to individual care for the right conditions and populations.
SecureVideo’s group session feature supports up to 300 participants, which makes it practical for everything from intimate six-person therapy groups to large-scale patient education webinars. The platform handles the technical infrastructure of multi-participant sessions, including participant management, waiting room admission, chat, screen sharing, and recording, so the provider can focus on facilitation rather than technology management.
What Good Virtual Group Care Requires
Virtual group programs succeed when they are designed with the format in mind rather than adapted from in-person templates. The practices building the most effective group telehealth programs share several characteristics:
They use automated scheduling and reminders to maintain participant engagement across a multi-week program, with reminders that include the session link and a brief prompt about what the upcoming session will cover.
They collect standardized outcome measures through e-documents before and after the program to demonstrate clinical effectiveness and support quality improvement.
They use clinical chat between sessions for participant questions, between-session check-ins, and peer communication that extends the program’s value beyond the weekly session hour.
They structure the facilitation intentionally: clear opening rituals, named check-ins, deliberate management of the session pacing, and explicit invitation for participation from quieter group members.
What Is Coming Next
Some health systems are building virtual care teams with nurses, pharmacists, and care coordinators supporting follow-up, education, and chronic care management through group virtual touchpoints, creating a new model of longitudinal group care that combines the efficiency of group delivery with the continuity of an ongoing care team relationship. Aag
That model, high-touch care team relationships delivered at scale through group virtual formats, represents the next evolution of group telehealth. The platforms and practices investing in this infrastructure now will be the ones best positioned to deliver care at scale when individual appointment capacity is insufficient to meet demand.
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