TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IN

A NEAR FUTURE
 CONTENT

1. Telehealth 1. Common Conditions

2. Purpose Of Telehealth Treated Via
Telemedicine
3. How Does Telehealth
Improve Patient Care 2. Pros Of Telehealth
4. Cost 3. Cons Of
Telemedicine
5. Privacy Risks
 1. TELEHEALTH

Telehealth is the distribution of health-related

services and information via electronic information
and telecommunication technologies. It allows long-
distance patient and clinician contact, care, advice,
reminders, education, intervention, monitoring, and
remote admissions.
 1. TELEHEALTH

Examples of telehealth includes health education

services, remote monitoring of vital signs, ECG or
blood pressure and remote doctor-patient
consultations (telemedicine).
 2. PURPOSE OF TELEHEALTH

Telehealth services use information and

communications technologies (ICTs) to deliver
health services and transmit health information over
both long and short distances. It is about
transmitting voice, data, images and information
rather than moving care recipients, health
professionals or educators.
 3. HOW DOES TELEHEALTH
IMPROVE PATIENT CARE

Telehealth can change the current paradigm of care

and allow for improved access and improved health
outcomes in cost effective ways.
Telehealth increases access to healthcare as
Remote patients can more easily obtain clinical
services. Remote hospitals can provide emergency
and intensive care services.
 4. COST

Telehealth can lead to cost-savings for both patients

and providers. The studies we reviewed showed that
telehealth has a number of financial benefits for
providers, such as patient retention, time
optimization, improved appointment compliance,
and lower overhead costs and liability.
 5. PRIVACY RISKS

Privacy risks of telehealth involve a lack of controls

or limits on the collection, use, and disclosure of
sensitive personal information.
 6. COMMON CONDITIONS
TREATED VIA TELEMEDICINE

• Allergies.
• Arthritic Pain.
• Asthma.
• Bronchitis.
• Colds and Flu.
• Diarrhea.
 7. PROS OF TELEHEALTH

• Advances new business models • Increases practice revenue

• Improves patient engagement with • Reduces practice overhead
remote monitoring • Cuts patient costs
• Expands access to care and reaches • Improves healthcare quality
more patients.
• Improves clinical workflows and
increases practice efficiency
 8. CONS OF TELEMEDICINE

• Requires additional training

• Reduce care continuity
• Licensing issues
• Technological restrictions