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== About Telehealth == | [[Category:Technology]]== About Telehealth == | ||
Telehealth is the delivery of health-related services and information via telecommunications technologies. Telehealth is an expansion of telemedicine, and unlike telemedicine (which more narrowly focuses on the curative aspect) it encompasses preventive, promotive and curative aspects. | Telehealth is the delivery of health-related services and information via telecommunications technologies. Telehealth is an expansion of telemedicine, and unlike telemedicine (which more narrowly focuses on the curative aspect) it encompasses preventive, promotive and curative aspects. | ||
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*Health advice by telephone in emergent cases (referred to as teletriage) | *Health advice by telephone in emergent cases (referred to as teletriage) | ||
==Telehealth for...== | == Telehealth for... == | ||
*[[Telehealth for MSK / Ortho|MSK / Ortho]] | *[[Telehealth for MSK / Ortho|MSK / Ortho]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Cardiopulmonary|Cardiopulmonary]] | *[[Telehealth for Cardiopulmonary|Cardiopulmonary]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Neurology|Neurology]] | *[[Telehealth for Neurology|Neurology]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Paediatrics|Paediatrics]] | *[[Telehealth for Paediatrics|Paediatrics]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Sports Medicine|Sports Medicine]] | *[[Telehealth for Sports Medicine|Sports Medicine]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Rheumatology|Rheumatology]] | *[[Telehealth for Rheumatology|Rheumatology]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Older People / Geriatrics|Older People / Geriatrics]] | *[[Telehealth for Older People / Geriatrics|Older People / Geriatrics]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Pain|Pain]] | *[[Telehealth for Pain|Pain]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Womens Health|Womens Health]] | *[[Telehealth for Womens Health|Womens Health]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Oncology|Oncology]] | *[[Telehealth for Oncology|Oncology]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Extended Scope|Extended Scope]] | *[[Telehealth for Extended Scope|Extended Scope]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Public Health|Public Health]] | *[[Telehealth for Public Health|Public Health]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Amputees|Amputees]] | *[[Telehealth for Amputees|Amputees]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Medical|Medical]] | *[[Telehealth for Medical|Medical]] | ||
*[[Telehealth for Mental Health|Mental Health]] | *[[Telehealth for Mental Health|Mental Health]] | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 30 April 2013
== About Telehealth ==
Telehealth is the delivery of health-related services and information via telecommunications technologies. Telehealth is an expansion of telemedicine, and unlike telemedicine (which more narrowly focuses on the curative aspect) it encompasses preventive, promotive and curative aspects.
Nonclinical uses of telehealth technologies[edit | edit source]
- Distance education including continuing medical education, grand rounds, and patient education
- administrative uses including meetings among telehealth networks, supervision, and presentations
- research on telehealth
- online information and health data management
- healthcare system integration
- asset identification, listing, and patient to asset matching, and movement
- overall healthcare system management
- patient movement and remote admission
Clinical uses of telehealth technologies[edit | edit source]
- Transmission of medical images for diagnosis (often referred to as store and forward telehealth)
- Groups or individuals exchanging health services or education live via videoconference (real-time telehealth)
- Transmission of medical data for diagnosis or disease management (sometimes referred to as remote monitoring)
- Advice on prevention of diseases and promotion of good health by patient monitoring and followup.
- Health advice by telephone in emergent cases (referred to as teletriage)
