The care of diabetes and its complications is maybe one of the areas where telemedicine has been more broadly experienced. There is sufficient evidence reported by numerous research studies, steadily indicating the advantages of the use of telemedicine in both monitoring and screening for controlling the status of glycemic level, body weight and physical activity of diabetic individuals as well as for patient education and support1 [57]. Telemedicine has also demonstrated to be a worthy tool to support DR management and prevention, consistently pointing to positive effects of screening and monitoring for DR in terms of detecting symptoms early that may be controlled or stopped with treatment and medication before irreversible vision loss. …show more content…
medical records) by taking advantage of telecommunications (e.g. Internet, email, video conferencing, mobile communications) and digital medical equipment technologies [65-67]. This integrated platform provides access to a medical team and/or specialized experts (e.g. diabetologists and retinal specialists) to individuals living in remote and underserved areas. Fundus photography is the main technique in tele-ophthalmology that demands utilizing user friendly, reasonably low-cost fundus cameras, automated image analyses, and dedicated reporting of the screening results. The telemedicine application for the early detection of abnormalities or pathology in DR using single-field fundus photography is one of the most successful examples of telemedicine [68, 69]. Overall, based on the number of published studies in tele-ophthalmology, it is safe and effective to use digital imaging systems instead of the gold standard of dilated indirect ophthalmoscopy coupled with biomicroscopy or stereoscopic fundus photography [70-85]. The developments in mobile broadband use and wearable technologies as well as in telecommunications, social media increasing usability and e-commerce over the past decade have opened many innovative opportunities for employing tele-ophthalmology for DR care. At large, telemedicine is demonstrating to be a worthy tool to support health caregivers in the effective management and prevention of diabetes and its
Diabetes is a disease that is very common in the world. Early detection of diabetes can significantly decrease the risk of it getting worse throughout a person’s life. There are symptom...
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 benefits conclusively. This change in health care delivery presents new ethical concerns, and new relationship boundaries between health care professionals, patients, and family members. This paper will discuss telehealth benefits in specific patient populations, costs benefits of using telehealth, and concerns of using telehealth.
The purpose of telemedicine is to remove distance as a barrier to health care. While telehealth is an accepted resource to bridge the gap between local and global health care, integrating telehealth into existing health infrastructures presents a challenge for both governments and policy makers (HRSA, 2011). Today there are policy barriers that prevent the expansion of telehealth, including reimbursement issues raised by Medicare and private payers, state licensure, and liability and privacy concerns.
What is a Telemetry Nurse? A telemetry nurse is responsible for monitoring, recording and interpreting data regarding a patient's vital signs. Based on this information, they provide care, administer medication, and educate patients about their conditions. What Do They Do? Telemetry nurses are RNs with advanced training who deal only with patients who have ongoing health conditions or experience sudden health services, such as those who have heart problems or those who recently had surgery.
“Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status” (American Telemedicine Association, 2013). Telemedicine is the use of technology such as email, mobile devices, and computers to communicate health information (Mayoclinic.com, 2014). Telemedicine has enabled the use of communication technologies by healthcare professionals for the evaluation, diagnose, and the treatment of patients in rural areas (GlobalMed.com, 2014). Telemedicine is used in a variety of health care services like primary care, patients monitoring, health information sharing, health education (America Telemedicine Association, 2013). These services are delivered using various mechanisms such as video conferencing, personal health apps, e-visits (Mayoclinic.com, 2014). These technologies have been proven to increase access, to be cost efficient, to improve quality, and intensify patients’ satisfaction according to the America Telemedicine Association.
Telenursing is the application of information and telecommunications technology to offer the nursing or healthcare services to the patients. The most advanced field of telehealth is in household telenursing healthcare. Telenursing devices like computers, telephones and videophones enable nurses to increase successfully the patient numbers seen daily while reducing the entire workload (Arnaert & Delesie, 2001). Nurses are capable of doing this without having to leave the doctor’s office or hospital hence saving a considerable amount of
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has provided PMH a great opportunity. The HITECH Act has provided funding for hospitals who are interested in implementing telehealth technology, that will allow patients and providers to connect with each other by using state of the art technology. Telehealth offer preventative and specialized patient care to many of the nation’s 62 million rural residents where hospitals are often lacking (2017). This type of technology is important for hospitals such as PMH, because the rising healthcare costs will make personal access to health care even more difficult. Telehealth technology will allow PMH to connect with other providers remotely and relieve some of the workload
Telehealth allows a lower-level healthcare practitioner to communicate with a physician or specialist when necessary. Remote rural areas use a Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner on location in remote areas. When procedures call for a physician, an internet or satellite link provides a teleconference with a physician who can prescribe appropriate treatment (Gangon, Duplantie, Fortin & Landry 2006). This could be implemented in lower income urban areas, allowing free clinics to lower costs, and require fewer physicians. Programs that increase the level of healthcare available to school children could be increased.
Telemedicine is a new comer to the field of medicine and it is the treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology. Telemedicine is carried out in a variety of ways whether it is by smart phone, wireless tools or other forms of telecommunications. Examples of telemedicine include: 1) transmission of medical images 2) care services at the home of the patient 3) Diagnosis at distance 4) education and training of patients. The diversity of practices in what is known as telemedicine raises many questions and one of those questions, which is extremely important, relate to the safety of the practice and the risks involved.
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Telehealth is considered as a tool that could exert a positive impact on several dimensions of health care services delivery in rural, remote and isolated regions. It provides delivery services in a timely fashion for remote populations, facilitates access to education for clinicians, and save travel costs for patients and professionals. For instances, in Canada, many telehealth projects take place in rural, remote or isolated populations and various telehealth applications have been implemented and have shown promising outcomes. However, telehealth utilization remains limited in many settings, despite increased availability of technology and telecommunication infrastructure. A qualitative field study conducted in four remote regions of Quebec, exploring perceptions of physicians and managers regarding the impact of telehealth on clinical practice and
Telemedicine hold a great promise in health information technology, it not only promises to improve health care delivery but it also aids in serving the most vulnerable of patients.
When someone has diabetes it takes a lot of education to learn to live with it and to control blood sugar levels each and every day. An advancement that was tested in a survey in Jan. of 2002 is the telehomecare technology. This device allows diabetic patients to communicate with the nurses at home through a computer and video equipment that transmits voice, objective data, and video over ordinary telephone lines. This device was made to help health status, quality of life for the patients, and convenient costs along with satisfaction.
Technology is truly taking a turn for the worst on mental health. Technology is the future, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing to ever happen. Although technology may be helping the world out, it is hurting the people who use it. Technology is taking over lives and damaging mental health, it is the main cause of mental health issues and it needs to be taken seriously. Technology is not beneficial for mental health because it is causing isolation, depression, and mental illness in children.
Imagine the ability to obtain healthcare services from almost anywhere in the world where you have access to a phone or computer. Now, imagine being able to provide nursing assessments, diagnosis, treatments, and recommendations to your patients from your home to almost anywhere in the world. Lauren Stokowski (2008) noted in her article that one fourth of the United States has rural residents. That number may appear small in comparison to the urban residences; however, rural residents have a tendency to to have “higher poverty rates, larger percentage of elderly, and tend to be in poorer health”. Could telenursing be a solution?