Question

TELEMEDICINE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ALTERNATIVE MSDICINE please write from 2-3 pages about application, Areas and trends in which telemedicine and information technology is used

Answer 1

* Telemedicine and information technology in alternative msdicine .

- Telemedicine and information technology in alternative to msdicine is becoming popular by delivering the services through the telemedicine and information tools like , email , video , application , where clinician often communicate with patient through email or video or both .

- clinician to clinician : in which they communicate with each other through email or videos or both . Services : radiology , dermatology , surgical peer mentoring , emergency trauma and ICU care .

- clinician to patient : video , phone , email , remote wireless monitoring internet . Services : care for chronic conditions , medical management , wound care , counselling , post discharge follow up , mental health .

- patient to mobile health technology : wearables monitor , smart phones , mobile apps , videos , email , web portal . Services : health education , monitoring of physical activity , monitoring of diet , medication adherence , cognitive fitness.

All this are integrated with electronic medical records and datanalytics .

* Areas and trends where telemedicine and information is used .

- continuous innovation in the consumer technology market ( with respect to applications , wearable sensors with wireless monitoring capabilities and related digital capabilities ) which will continue to attract financial capital for product development .

- continuous advancement in electronic health records and clinical - dicisions support system which has the potential to better integrate the telehealth service into care delivery processes and thus make care delivery more efficient for clinician .

- projected shortage in health professional workforce , which will increase the needs to provide access to primary and speciality care for rural and underserved urban population .

- reorganization in the delivery and financing of medical care , as a result of private sector initiative and affordable care act towards value based reimbursement , which provides incentives for service delivery in lower cost care settings outside of traditional hopital facilities .

- growth of consumerism in health care with increasing expectations for convinient and real time access to health services , personal health information , prescription refills , and other health intervention in a manner similar to otjer sector of economy .