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HIN104 - Lab Assignment 2
Part One: Current Uses of Telemedicine
In part one you will research and find examples of telemedicine in use today. You will select 3
examples and provide details.
Step by Step Instructions
1) Research telemedicine on the internet
Telemedicine refers specifically to remote clinical services.
Telemedicine involves the use of electronic communications and software to provide
clinical services to patients without an in-person visit. Telemedicine technology is
frequently used for follow-up visits, management of chronic conditions, medication
management, specialist consultation and a host of other clinical services that can be
provided remotely via secure video and audio connections.
Telemedicine is defined as the provision of distance medicine services. Information and
Communications technologies are usually used for its implementation. The word comes
from the Greek ôåëå (tele) which means "distance" and medicine. Telemedicine can be
from two health professionals discussing a case over the phone to the use of advanced
technology in Communications and Information Technology to carry out consultations,
diagnoses and even surgeries at a distance and in real time.
According to the American Telemedicine Association, Telemedicine is the exchange of
medical information from one place to another, using electronic communication
channels, for the health and education of the patient or the provider of health services,
and with the aim of improving care of the patient.
With the ICT revolution in the late 1990s, interest in Telemedicine resurfaces, an
innovation that will possibly play an important role in the evolution and transformation of
the health system in the coming years. A key and disruptive piece, not only from a
technological point of view, but also from a sociocultural and economic point of view,
since Telemedicine offers solutions to today's challenges and challenges, such as the
growing demand for health services, the aging of the population or the need to manage
large amounts of information, among others.
Telemedicine, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “the provision of
health services (in which distance is a determining factor) by health professionals
through the use of information and communication technologies. communication (ICTs)

for the exchange of valid information for the diagnosis, prevention of diseases, research
and evaluation and for the continuous training of health professionals, all with the
ultimate objective of improving the health of the population and the communities ".
Using telemedicine as an alternative to in-person visits has a host of benefits for patients
and providers alike.
Patients enjoy:
 Less time away from work
 No travel expenses or time
 Less interference with child or elder care responsibilities
 Privacy
 No exposure to other potentially contagious patients
Providers enjoy:
Increased revenue
 Improved office efficiency
 An answer to the competitive threat of retail health clinics and on-line only
providers
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