Telemedicine : A Telemedicine Opportunity Of Distraction?

Telemedicine The term telemedicine is formally defined as “the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status” (ATA, 2012). In the 1900s, due to the invention of the telephone and various other avenues of communication, telemedicine medicine was introduced to the world. Throughout the years, varying degrees of advances in telemedicine have been acknowledged but telemedicine truly began receiving recognition…

pace patients are able to experience new opportunities in health care services. Telemedicine transmits vital health care information by way of telecommunication and information technology to the health care recipients in distant areas from medical clinics and hospitals. Telemedicine is promoted and is gaining support for its ability to improve accessibility to health care with lower cost and easier accessibility to gain quality medical services. Both telemedicine and telehealth are two areas that are…

An eHealth needs analysis of Telemedicine in rural Laos Laos, officially known as Lao People 's Democratic Republic, has steadily been improving their health indicators in the past 30 years, however large discrepancies in the deliverance of health services still exist, especially between those who live in urban centres and others who live in the rurally. Out of a population of approximately 6.6 million people, only 32% live in urban areas (1). Hence the other 68% are dispersed throughout the mountainous…

Telemedicine is a new technology in which medical information are being exchanged from one place to another through some electronic communications to develop patients the status of a patient health. Telemedicine is the most newest technology which join at the same time telecommunication and technology for the solution of medical [1]. It gives a new technique to deduce health care services when there are many miles between the hospital office or doctor and patient. Rural area will get the advantages…

Considering The Telemedicine Platform As hospitals care for more and sicker patients, unique care platforms are being explored to ensure the highest level of care is provided. We must remember that only around 50% of patients within a critical care setting receive the best practice recommendations (Bauman & Hyzy, 2012). To overcome this care gap, telemedicine or the tele health concept is being explored. Grown from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), telemedicine has been around…

Nowadays, telemedicine, which is defined as using of telecommunication technology to provide clinical care to individuals at distant sites and the transmission of medical and surgical information and images needed to provide that care (Mosby’s Medical dictionary, 8th edition, 2009), has become a powerful tool in the world to enhance better health care due to widespread of modern technology. In developing countries, remote areas seem to be isolated and lack of qualified doctors or physicians as well…

Introduction The American Telemedicine Association defines in their web site Telemedicine as the use of electronic communications systems in the exchange of medical information from one site to another in an effort to improve a patient’s health status. Telemedicine has become an important tool in the health care field due to the rapid development in information technologies and the growing need for aid mechanisms allowing maximum and prompt access to health care services to a growing population…

Organization (2009), telemedicine is defined as, “The delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation, and for continuing education of healthcare providers, all in the interests of advancing the health of individuals and their communities”. Telemedicine has been defined as…

It is no doubt that technology has grown in imaginable ways for the better. An interesting example of this is telemedicine. With the help of video chats, telecommunication has evolved in the health community. People can now get a real time consultation and diagnosis from the comfort of their home or from their primary physicians office. Telemedicine has grown into many beneficial applications such as serving rural and developing countries, disaster relief communities, correctional facilities,…

Implementing a Telemedicine Solution This paper will discuss how the Grand Hospital may develop and implement telemedicine into its organization. This discussion will include how Grand Hospital’s current health information system could affect the adoption of telemedicine, barriers to the successful adoption of telemedicine into the areas of radiology, behavioral health, and intensive care, and how Grand Hospital could proceed with integrating telemedicine into its current health care information…