Telehealth Technology

Lec.7  11/11/2015

Telehealth or Telemedicine“Telemedicine” is often still used when referring to traditional clinical diagnosis and monitoring that is delivered by technology.

• “Telehealth” is now more commonly used as it describes the wide range of diagnosis and management, education, and other related fields of health care.

• These include, but are not at all limited to: Dentistry. Counseling. Disaster management . Consumer and professional education.

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Telehealth Definition

Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical healthcare, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration.

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Telehealth Uses

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Telehealth Uses

Clinical uses

Nonclinical uses

Telehealth - Clinical uses

1) Transmission of medical images for diagnosis.

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2) Teleconference between patient and healthcare provider for assessments and history taking.

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Telehealth - Clinical uses

• Groups or individuals exchanging health services or education a live via videoconference.

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Telehealth - Clinical uses

4) Transmission of medical data for diagnosis or disease management.

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Telehealth - Clinical uses

5) Advice on prevention of diseases and promotion of good health by patient monitoring and follow up.

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Telehealth - Clinical uses

6) Health advice by telephone in emergent cases.

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Telehealth - Clinical uses

1) Distance education including continuing medical education and patient education.

2) Research on Telehealth.

3) Administrative uses including meetings among Telehealth networks, supervision, and presentations.

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Telehealth - Nonclinical uses

4) Online information and health data management.

5) Healthcare system integration.

6) Overall healthcare system management.

7) Patient movement and remote admission.

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Telehealth - Nonclinical uses

Benefits of Telehealth

1. Improves health outcomes.

2. Increased access to healthcare.

3. Reduce healthcare and others costs.

4. Supports clinical education programs.

5. Assists in addressing shortages of healthcare providers.

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Telehealth Modalities

Telehealth encompasses four distinct domains of applications.  These are commonly known as:

1. Live video (Real-time):

Live, two-way interaction between a person (patient, caregiver, or provider) and a provider using audiovisual telecommunications technology.

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Telehealth Modalities2) Store-and-forward:

Transmission of recorded health history (for example, pre-recorded videos and digital images such as x-rays and photos) through a secure electronic communications system to a practitioner.

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3) Remote patient monitoring (RPM):Personal health and medical data collection from an individual in one location via electronic communication technologies, which is transmitted to a provider in a different location for use in care and related support.

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Telehealth Modalities

Telehealth Modalities4) Mobile health (mHealth): 

Healthcare and public health practice and education supported by mobile communication devices such as cell phones, tablet computers, and PDAs. 

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