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ANA GARCIA

Telemedicine is a modern technology in health care that involves the use of digital communication between patients and health care providers. Through the use of internet-based devices, the patients and doctors are capable of exchanging information that is crucial for treatment. Patients could use a variety of technological devices while they are in remote areas to access the services of a health care professional such as diagnosis, consultations, and treatment. The use of the technology goes back to the 1960s and 1970s, when practitioners used closed-circuit television links to exchange information in the state hospitals in the country (McGonigle, 2018). The advancement of technology has been influential in the development of telehealth since it allowed the incorporation of the internet in the entire process. In contemporary times, technology has advanced, and telehealth could be enhanced through live and multiple-way interactions between patients and health care providers.

Patients using the handheld portable devices do not have to travel to the hospital and could use the devices and access the healthcare specialists leading to improved patient care. Another advantage is increased access to healthcare among many individuals, especially those in remote areas. Patients could receive computer-based decision support and drug prescriptions at any given time. A disadvantage associated with telehealth is the loss of personal information, which could occur through hacking or data loss (McGonigle, 2018). In the use of the technology, there is no patient privacy and confidentiality since their data could be accessed by many people, such as those handling the telehealth systems. However, telehealth is the way for the future since it plays a major role in influencing the accessibility of healthcare services. The advancement of technology in societies is an indication that telehealth is enhanced and would lead to increased care delivery among patients.

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McGonigle, D (2018). “Overview of Home Telehealth.” In Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge. (4th ed). ISBN-13:978-1284121247; ISBN-10:1284121240

Nittari, G., Khuman, R., Baldoni, S., Pallotta, G., Battineni, G., Sirignano, A., ... & Ricci, G. (2020). Telemedicine practice: review of the current ethical and legal challenges. Telemedicine and e-Health, 26(12), 1427-1437.

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Yindra Burgos Farah

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Yindra Burgos Farah

Telemedicine is the exchange of health information from one place to another through electronic communication to help improve the quality of health care services to patients. Telemedicine has been used for many decades in a clinical setup. The telemedicine journey started in ancient societies as they were attempting to establish communication that would be rudimentary to have a connection between different settlements when facing external and internal threats and after having a clinical connection between patient, caregiver, doctor and priest (Bashshur and Shannon, 2009). Telemedicine offered the connection that was needed when the health care provider and the recipient of the card were not in the same geographical location and time. The modern application of telemedicine was in Europe, and a physician used it to transfer electrocardiograms in 1905. In the United States, they had their first successful wave of telemedicine in the 1950s.

Telemedicine can offer health care services for a variety of medical conditions. Some advantages are linked to telemedicine. One is lower costs to the patients. Telemedicine saves costs as you don’t need to travel to the hospital (Tuckson, Edmunds and Hodgkins, 2017). Another advantage is that there is less exposure to infections and diseases. Most of the time, patients acquire infections from the hospital and also, the health care providers can acquire infections from the patients. Telemedicine offers a remote platform where patients and doctors are safe from pathogens. Telemedicine does not suit all situations and people. Some of the disadvantages are that it is impossible to ensure complete medical data protection (Tuckson, Edmunds and Hodgkins, 2017). If the patient uses an unsafe channel, the hackers can access the medical data. Another disadvantage is technological issues. At times the connection may be weak, resulting in poor quality health care services. Telemedicine is offering a lot of potential to the health care industry. One of the trends influencing the future of telemedicine is increased chronic care management (Tuckson, Edmunds and Hodgkins, 2017).  Most adults globally have chronic conditions, and they cannot follow through with treatment. Telemedicine is helping them to follow through with treatment remotely. Another trend is improved user experience. A lot of people want easy and quick access to health care services.

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Bashshur, R., & Shannon, G. W. (2009). History of telemedicine: evolution, context, and transformation (Vol. 2009). New Rochelle, NY: Mary Ann Liebert. DOI:  10.4258/hir.2010.16.1.65

Tuckson, R. V., Edmunds, M., & Hodgkins, M. L. (2017). Telehealth. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(16), 1585-1592.

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