Live videoconferencing: Audio and video feeds used to connect
two or more geographically dispersed health care facilities
to enable patients, physicians to consult in real time.
Store-and-forward systems (S & F): Digital images and
other clinical data are captured at the point of care; they
are temporarily stored and later forwarded to another location.
Remote patient monitoring: Home-based monitoring devices
are used by patients to easily capture and transmit clinical
data over the internet (such as BP and glucose levels). This
application is becoming more prominent with the care of chronically
ill patients.
E-visits/e-consults: Evolved from secure – email or phone
based encounters e-visits can be offered by health insurers
through a secure Web portal.
Technology:
High speed - Wimax Wireless and Wired network
EMR Software:
SOAP system
Referring Report Generation
Billing system
Database maintenance
Telehealth Benefits
Phone visits/e-visits/e-consults and S & F systems
Improved
access to care and personal health information
Improved
efficiency (most lab results available online within
24 hours)
Decreased costly, unnecessary ER visits
due to 24x7 nurse lines
Improved convenience and accessibility
for consumers
Improved physician-patient communication
Decreased
use of office visits and physician phone calls
Remote
patient monitoring
Improved accessibility to specialist
care
Reduced hospitalization, resulting in lower
treatment costs for chronic patients
Enables
early, proactive intervention for follow-up care
Enables
caregiver to take a more active role in the care of
family members
Improves efficiency by enabling
medical professionals to focus
on patients
who need them most
Live videoconferencing
Reduced wait times
Improved access to specialty
care
Improved training
and education of medical interns