Telemedicine Limitations

UNDERSTANDING TELEHEALTH SECTION 1: Modalities/Models High-risk obstetrical telehealth has been used to provide any number of support diagnostic and ancillary services, including nonstress testing, fetal echocardiograms, hypertension and diabetes counseling and monitoring, and a number of others. Nonstress testing, meaning no stress placed on the fetus, is done by placing a belt with a sensor on the abdomen of the mother to monitor fetal heart rate in response to fetal movement (1). Fetal echocardiograms use ultrasound equipment to evaluate the heart of the fetus and assess for cardiac abnormalities prior to birth. These tests are performed most often in the second trimester and provide a more detailed image than a regular ultrasound and show blood flow, structure, and heart rhythm (2). Each of these test results can then be read in the office or remotely via real time teleultrasounds and video technology. Additionally, common medical complications in high-risk pregnancies, such as hypertension and diabetes, can be remotely monitored through the use of a handheld or wearable device and can also be used as an educational/counseling tool. Increasingly, high-risk obstetrical telehealth is making its way into the home, providing patients the opportunity to increase time in between required clinic visits, replace visits, or offer providers rich data on patients in between appointments. This amazing evolution of high-risk obstetrical care is currently underway and is expected to

As discussed earlier, Roja et al. (2014) found that there is minimal effort in developing programs for the Aboriginal community that are deemed culturally safe and appropriate care provided by health care professionals. With current advancements in technology, remote Aboriginal communities can now utilize a videoconferencing service where a physician can attend to them via Telehealth. According to Kowpak & Gillis (2015), this method uses a robot that has ‘peripheral examination tools such as a stethoscope, ENT camera, and a general exam camera’. Although this method paves way to a much acceptable timeframe to consult with a physician, Telehealth also has its fair share of criticisms (Health Canada, 2014). Telehealth is another form of service

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monitored by medical professionals. According to McKnight (2012), “Studies indicate patients with telehealth care are noted to have a 25% reduction in the number of inpatient hospital days and a 19% reduction in the rate of hospitalizations” (p. 4).

was the use of telemedicine in order to reach patients who do not have access to

Telemedicine is a vast subject, but as yet there are limited data on the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of most telemedicine applications. As a result, objective information about the benefits and drawbacks of telemedicine is limited. This write up is therefore based mainly on my review opinion referencing the case: “a Telemedicine opportunity of distraction? “of Harvard business. Many potential opportunities of telemedicine including, but not limited to: improved access to information; provision of care not previously deliverable; improved access to services and increasing care delivery; improved professional education; quality control of screening programs; and reduced health-care costs. Although telemedicine clearly has a wide range of potential benefits, it also has some disadvantages. The main ones that can be envisaged are: a breakdown in the relationship between health professional and patient; a breakdown in the relationship between health professionals; issues concerning the quality of health information; and organizational and bureaucratic difficulties. On balance, the benefits of telemedicine are substantial, assuming that more research will reduce or

We have so much new technology that the patient doesn't even have to talk to a doctor to monitor his own health. As Dishman showed us in the talk, we can now connect health based technology to our mobile devices. I believe telehealth and telemedicine are the future of medicine. When you are ill, the last thing you want to do is get out of bed and go to the doctors office. This could be a solution to that problem. Though, I do not know if one-on-one health care should be put in the past. I feel there will be great resistance to telemedicine from the older populations as some people still enjoy face to face doctors

The third positive point that I would make is that this program allows for physicians to monitor controlled substances better. This system is being used worldwide, so physicians are able to pull up all records of past prescriptions to make sure that their patient isn’t being over-prescribed. This system will essentially help cut back on the amount of people who are seeing different physicians in order to be prescribed an abundance amount of controlled substances. The next positive point that I would make is that it will reduce the amount of lost prescriptions. Since the prescription is made through a system on the internet, instead of on paper, the prescription is sent directly to the pharmacy to be filled. The last positive point that I would make towards e-Prescribing is that the physician will have instant access to notifications of clinical alerts. By this I mean that physicians will have full access of their patients documented allergies and previously prescribed drugs. If a physician tries to prescribe a new drug that could potentially cause negative reactions with this patient’s past medications, allergies, etc… an alert would be brought to attention on the

When using Telemedicine humans can accomplish many great things and can benefit everyone. The potential this innovation has could be really great if they succeed on making it right. If this Innovation worked many lives will be saved across the world. As well as lives we might be able to learn new things from this and find more cures. According to professionals at the medical field telemedicine has been approving for the past couple years and as potential to keep going. Not only is this innovation good at saving lives it is also helping the economy by getting rid of competition. Even though some people see competition in the economy a good thing but it also has its downs that can really help some

Telehealth is the monitoring via remote exchange of physiological data between a patient at home and health care professionals at hospitals or clinics to assist with diagnosis and treatment. As our society ages and health care costs increase, government and private insurance payers are seeking technological interventions. Technological solutions may provide high quality healthcare services at a distance, utilize professional resources more effectively, and enable elderly and ill patients to remain in their own homes. Patients may experience decreased hospitalization and urgent care settings, and out of home care may not be required as the patient is monitored at home. However, no study has been able to prove telehealth

Telehealth is an innovative approach to health care that is rapidly expanding in all areas of patient care. It has been shown to be cost effective and is rapidly being integrated into everyday practices from clinics, hospitals, court systems, school systems and even the local drug store.

Our telemedicine company's PE ratio is high and may indicate investors' expectations about the company's earnings potential. With a higher PE, investors have high expectations for our telemedicine’s future growth. Our fast-growing company has a higher PE ratio than with a mature company so our company will need to increase its revenues in order to maximize its value. To do this they will need to increase the volume of patients and activities to maximize its profits in a firm equilibrium, where our average cost is at minimum and the marginal cost and marginal revenue are equal. To increase sales that will result in profits, there must be a market for increased telemedicine and the company must keep its overhead costs properly controlled

Advantages: With Telehealth, people are able to have consultation with their health care provider at home/office. This is convenience for those patients with physical disability or elderlies. This also makes their family member’s life easier as they do not need to take an off in order to bring the patient to hospital. It is cheaper to have consultation with doctors through Telehealth compare to visit the doctor personally. This would also reduce travel expenses. Telehealth helps to save time as patients do not need to spent time on traveling and waiting for their turn to have consultation.

In today’s pharmacies there are a lot of trends that are happening. With it being such a fast paced field, it is continuously growing. One new trend that is happening is the tele-pharmacy. The tele-pharmacy is a new concept that has come out in the past couple of years. Basically, low populated areas were not able to sustain a pharmacy. It is a potential way to bring pharmacies back to areas that are decreased in population by lowering the cost of running an actual pharmacy. One problem with having a tele-pharmacy is the fact that it will be higher in cost. It cost money to have technicians work and plus other overhead, but it cost more to do a tele-pharmacy with software and networks. The tele-pharmacy only eliminates

Also, the suggestions provided to help with the research seems appropriate. One suggestion that can be added to the list is to include the pharmacies (private or government) in the telemedicine plan as there may be some times when a person is not able to go the pharmacy to pick up their medicine and the pharmacies can deliver the same to the address. This means that during the discussion, one more party have to be on-board for the development and implementation of telemedicine systems that is the pharmacies that are affiliated to the medical facilities.