Telehealth: is the delivery
of health related services & information via telecommunication
technologies. Telehealth could be simple as two health professionals discussing
some cases over the telephone or as sophisticated, doing robotic surgery
between facilities at different ends of the globe.
Telelhealth is an expansion of telemedicine, & unlike telemedicine,
which encompasses preventative, promotive, & curative aspects.
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Clinical Uses of telehealth technologies: communication of
medical images for treatments, groups or individuals exchanging health services
or education, scattering of medical data for treatments or disease management, advice
on prevention of diseases & also promotion of good health by patient
monitoring & follow up.
In real time telehealth, a telecommunications link allows
immediate interaction. Peripheral devices can also be attached to the computers
or the video conferencing equipments which can also aid in an interactive examination.
Some examples of real time clinical telehealth includes, Tele audiology, Tele Cardiology, Tele Dentistry, Tele mental health,
& Tele rehabilitation etc.
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Benefits of Telehealth: telehealth adds
a new paradigm in health care, patient is monitored between physician office visits.
Its utility is, benefits patients where traditional delivery of health services
are affected by the distance & also lack of local specialist clinicians to
deliver the services.
Projections for the expansion of the telehealth market area
unit optimistic, and far of this optimism is based upon the increasing demand
for remote treatment.
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