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Presently, telehealth is recognized as the use of remote healthcare that includes non-clinical services, provider trainings, administrative meetings, and continuing medical education in addition to clinical services through different modes of technology over distances (Krupinski, Bernard, 2014). Telehealth, creates an opportunity to increase access and the quality of care to individuals without general means of transportation and individuals in rural communities everywhere around the world. Telehealth in conjunction to advanced practice nursing, also referred to as telenursing, creates an opportunity to make an even greater impact and make the use of telehealth more feasible in many respects. In the same way telehealth can

When an immediate intervention is required, Tele-health Access Centre nurses can conduct live 2-way video consultations directly with patients in their homes using PHD Medical's Tele-visit system. With an Internet connection and a Tele-visit terminal installed in the patient's home, the nurses can communicate with the patient over live video and use integrated medical devices to evaluate his or her condition quickly and effectively.

Telehealth technology also plays a significant role in time and cost saving (Mofat& Ely 2010). Through the technological applications, nurses are in a position to communicate and monitor their outpatients without the need to travel (Nagel et al., 2015). Also, through applications such as teleconferencing, health specialists such as cardiologists are now in a position to train the interns in the field without the need to travel to his/her theater (Tuerk & Shore, 2014).

Watching the video of telemedicine truly opened my eyes to the new stages and advances of technology and medicine. This is the first time I have heard of telemedicine I think this is a great step moving forward in the healthcare field. I used the textbook to find and understand the meaning of telemedicine “remote consultation by patients with physicians or other health professionals via telephone, closed-circuit television, or the Internet” (Judson, 2016). With telemedicine, it can improve health, reduce cost, and access to care in rural and urban areas. The only downside to telemedicine is the common issue with technology, such as downtime, power shortages or power outages.

The application of telehealth by home health agencies continues to grow widely and reduce the need for hospitalization. This is made possible by the use of teleconference tools, tele nursing and tele care. With these tools the nurse will be able to have access to website from their offices with their own personal computer

Advancements of technology continue to change the landscape and infrastructure of health care delivery in the United States and around the world. The healthcare industry has embraced advancements in technology and integrated computerized systems in an effort to improve patient satisfaction, quality, and performance. Telehealth is a form of healthcare delivery that provides immediate access to health services to rural populations, patients that are not able to physically attend medical appointments, and remote locations around the world. Healthcare organizations are embracing telehealth because of its features to include virtual consultations and remote patient monitoring systems that do not require patients to leave home.

Telehealth is defined as the use of interactive technology for the provision of clinical health care, patient and professional education, public health, and health care administration over small and large distances and its key component is to transfer several types of personal health information from one place to another (Jones). According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, technologies that are generally used in telehealth include video conferencing, the Internet, store-and-forward imaging, and wireless communications. Store-and-forward imaging or store-and-forward telehealth involves storing clinical information such as an image, sound, video, etc. which is then referred to another site for a clinical assessment.

“Initial telemedicine equipment designers followed that philosophy by trying to shrink the size of hospital equipment to suit home use and still maintain its high profit margin” (Jacobus, 2004, p. 56). The voracious thinking of the designers in America were almost the end of telemedicine. One solution to the high cost problem was the creation of the modular remote patient store and forward. This machine does not require a lot of high speed Internet, it is smaller, and easier to use. It motivates patient self-care, and it allows the nurse to assist more patients, “…not as dependent on high-speed Internet access. This means the nurse/caregiver can effectively follow many more patients” (Jacobus, 2004, p.

Telemedicine is the extension of eHealth. The consultation by phone has become a routine in primary health care. The practice nurses should be provided with the educational support in order to cope up with the situations in this area. In order to continue professional development for practice nurses Telephone consultation skills are obligatory. To improve quality of care Practices should implement a process of evaluating telephone calls and auditing outcomes. (Andrews,

Health care faces many obstacles such increasing costs and demands coupled with reduced providers. A primary solution to these problems is telemedicine. Telemedicine is the delivery of health care services and sharing of medical information through communication technology. All components of health care delivery are included in telemedicine – prevention, diagnosis, monitoring and healing.Through the sharing of data and information telemedicine has the potential to decrease costs, increase access to care and ultimately improve community health and save lives. Health care will see staffing shortages as baby boomers retire and also need care as they age. Telemedicine provides a cost-effective solution providing patients with more immediate access to care, increased involvement in their care and earlier recognition of signs and symptoms of disease.

Due to the advancements in technology, the medical world is constantly changing. One of the changes has been seen in the telemedicine field, which allows patients to access medical information and services as well as consult with their doctors via e-mail, text, or two-way video. Telemedicine is defined as the exchange of medical information between healthcare practitioners and patients through electronic communications. The purpose of telemedicine is to improve the health of an individual.

Hospitals initially used telemedicine to reach remote areas, but since then, utilization has spread and telemedicine is now an integral part of many health care organizations, in addition to consumer’s homes and workplaces.

Telehealth service is an ideology to conduct the health service in long distance, usually based on the internet. However, the concept of telehealth service currently is usually appeared in academia and seldom implemented in the health care industry. The most

The provision of providing healthcare to patients, from a distance far away from his/her home is telehealthcare (7, p.1). To improve the convenience, quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of healthcare, especially for the benefit of the patients, telehealthcare has attracted a greater interest globally (7, p.1). Telehealthcare, telemedicine, telecare and home monitoring are popular terms used to describe delivery of healthcare from remote (7, p.2). Telehealthcare is the intervention between a patient and a healthcare provider over a distance, that has two models, namely synchronous and asynchronous models (7, p.2).

Telenursing uses the technology for the nurses to do follow-up care with patients. The modern approach of follow-up care comforts the patient. Telenursing, the use of technology to allow nursing from a geographic distance, is used in many different settings including hospitals, home care, and other health related facilities. Telenursing is communicated via many different devices of technology. These are many different advantages in using telenursing rather than disadvantages. There are many different organizations involved in developing telenursing.