Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communication to improve a patient’s health Status (American Telemedicine Association‚ 2012). Patients use two-way video‚ email‚ smart phones‚ wireless tools and other forms of telecommunications technology (American Telemedicine Association‚ 2012). James Paul Marcin‚ MD‚ MPH who takes care of critical care pediatric cites a recent case that illustrates the reach of telemedicine: A child who was truly
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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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Marsha: 1. Discuss several interesting telemedicine projects such as the Teleburn and Telekidcare projects that offer new medical delivery models. One telemedicine project that I found interesting was the Health-e-Chair. “The system enables monitoring patients at home or in the work place to use audio-visual bi-directional communication through the home television and a wireless communication system” (Pharmaceuticals‚ n.d.). This allows patients who may be confined to his or her home the ability
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ABSTRACT This paper will focus primarily on the potential for a cross-border telemedicine network between the U.S. and Mexico. It will also touch briefly on some of the barriers in addition to summarizing a few existing international telemedicine programs to see if and how they have overcome some of these barriers. Research suggests that Mexico has at least one existing national telemedicine program that shows potential for successful collaboration. Additionally‚ first-class hospitals like Hospital
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Types Store-and-forward telemedicine involves acquiring medical data (like medical images‚ biosignals etc) and then transmitting this data to a doctor or medical specialist at a convenient time for assessment offline. It does not require the presence of both parties at the same time. Dermatology (cf: teledermatology)‚ radiology‚ and pathology are common specialties that are conducive to asynchronous telemedicine. A properly structured Medical Record preferably in electronic form should be a component
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Running head: TELENEUROLOGY Telemedicine and Teleneurology Technology in Health and Human Services Telemedicine and Teleneurology In today’s world where people cannot even cope up with our own work‚ diseases play a significant role and are part and parcel of our lives. Every-time a disease bigger or smaller occurs; we cannot go to the doctors. Not visiting to the doctors may be due to various reasons. First‚ we may be very busy with our work and secondly
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as the state in which they practice to resolve the issue of cross-border licensing. 2. Ethical concerns Privacy and security are central personal fears for older adults. As with any other type of data transmission‚ there are risks involved in telemedicine-based care. Leaking of sensitive information‚ such as health or test results‚
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access to doctors of any sort‚ let alone specialists. This makes the idea of “telemedicine” – the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance – potentially attractive in the Canadian setting. This assignment is to pick a medical specialty (e.g. cardiology‚ psychiatry‚ emergency medicine) and analyze how its practice would be different under telemedicine. You should address several points in depth. These may include the following
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Telemedicine Types‚ Uses‚ and Effects of New Technology Types 1. Store-forward A form of telemedicine that compiles medical data such as images and bio-signals‚ and then transmits this data to the intended medical professional or specialist to be assessed offline at a convenient time ("Types Of Telemedicine"‚ n.d.). This form of telemedicine requires the medical professional to rely upon a medical history report‚ in addition to audio and video information in place of a physical patient examination
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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
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