Case Synopsis Telemedicine is the transferring of medical information through electronic communication from one location to another location in that it enhances the quality and efficiency related to the patient comfort and care. Telemedicine links doctors (specialists) that are at one hospital to the doctors treating the patient that is located at a different hospital through technology like video-conferencing. This case is about how successful telemedicine has been in treating stroke patients
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Types of Telemedicine?. (2006-2011). Retrieved from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/cwe/citation_generator/web_01_01.asp Types of telemedicine include remote monitoring‚ interactive telemedicine services‚ store-and-forward telemedicine‚ specialist and primary care consultations‚ and imaging services ("What Are the Types of Telemedicine?"‚ 2006-2011). Remote monitoring‚ interactive telemedicine services‚ and store-and-forward telemedicine are the three main types that telemedicine are classified
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The American Telemedicine Association (2012) defines telemedicine as “the use of medicine information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status. Telemedicine has been in existence for over 40 years and was originally used to provide care for patients in remote areas who encountered limited access to health care. With the increasing use of technology in the healthcare realm‚ the use of telemedicine is rapidly expanding into “ongoing
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01/01/2012 The telecommunication technology in health care is providing cost-effective treatment options for both patients and physicians. Telemedicine is the use of audio‚ video and other telecommunications and electronic information processing technologies for transmission of information and data relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions‚ or to provide health services and aid health care personnel at distant sites. "According to federal data‚ about 20% of U
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DEFINITION: Telemedicine is a rapidly developing application of clinical medicine where medical information is transferred via telephone‚ the Internet or other networks for the purpose of consulting‚ and sometimes remote medical procedures or examinations. EXPLANATION: Telemedicine may be as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone‚ or as complex as using satellite technology and video-conferencing equipment to conduct a real-time consultation between
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be used in order to help achieve sustainability of a telemedicine practice. Licensing and credentials can be costly even for doctors. So‚ a telemedicine endeavor must be able to assess the cost and risk of starting a business and be able to foresee its future in educating its doctors and staff. A service model based on the assumptions of what can happen in the market place can help develop a business plan. An appraisal on how much telemedicine education would cost and how much you will actually need
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What is Telemedicine t Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another through electronic communications to enhance patient’s clinical health status. Telemedicine today‚ is mixtures of teleconferencing‚ document-sharing‚ mobile technology‚ video chat and e-visits. This system was created to treat patients who were located in distant places‚ that where away from local health facilities. Doctors utilized telemedicine for various methods to treat patients with allergies
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Home telemedicine is part of home care‚ which incorporate the remote practice into home care practices for providing home care to areas underserved by physicians. In Japan‚ many home patients are elderly‚ and in a majority of cases suffer from multiple overlapping chronic diseases that their disease continuously follows up rather than with new diagnosis. The physician in Japan practices for treating home patients and at the same time involved in care. Many efforts have been made to support by home
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Telemedicine: Is it Worth the Sacrifice? I. A. Telemedicine is the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients via telecommunications technologies instead of in person. B. I believe there are many useful applications i.e. military‚ specialized‚ or emergency situations but not for routine medical care. C. Some issues that arise from not seeing a patient face to face are 1. Improper physical exam 2. Communication barriers 3. Depersonalization
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Telemedicine: A Viable Future MIS 6351 05-04-2014 Table of Contents Abstract ..................................................................................................................... pg. 3 CaseSummary .......................................................................................................... pg. 4 Telemedicine StrategyAnalysis............................................................................... pg. 5 Figure 1: Information System Strategy
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