23-01-2013, 11:23 AM
Telemedicine
Telemedicine.ppt (Size: 487.5 KB / Downloads: 33)
What is telemedicine?
Telemedicine is the use of electronic communication and information technologies to provide health care when distance separates the medical professional from the patient.
For the patient
Reduced physician’s fees and cost of medicine
Reduced travel expenses
Treatment by qualified physician, interpretation of imaging & histopathology, when professionals are distantly placed
Early detection of diseases
Reduced burden of morbidity
Saves work-loss time and increase productivity
Home health care by using telemedical home monitoring device for chronic case
For the doctors
Telemedicine is an excellent opportunity to share the knowledge between physicians all over the world.
Joint consultation with expert physicians and surgeons for better management of complicated disease.
Local doctors can be updated at any time with the most recent advancement in medicine.
Medical education in the form of teleconferencing
For the government
a) Reduced rush to the medical facilities in the cities
b) Improve monitoring facilities at the rural based centres
c) Increased reliance on the government health care system
d) Increases stuff productivity
e) Economizes resources (optimal use of instruments and surgical facilities).
Telemedicine.ppt (Size: 487.5 KB / Downloads: 33)
What is telemedicine?
Telemedicine is the use of electronic communication and information technologies to provide health care when distance separates the medical professional from the patient.
For the patient
Reduced physician’s fees and cost of medicine
Reduced travel expenses
Treatment by qualified physician, interpretation of imaging & histopathology, when professionals are distantly placed
Early detection of diseases
Reduced burden of morbidity
Saves work-loss time and increase productivity
Home health care by using telemedical home monitoring device for chronic case
For the doctors
Telemedicine is an excellent opportunity to share the knowledge between physicians all over the world.
Joint consultation with expert physicians and surgeons for better management of complicated disease.
Local doctors can be updated at any time with the most recent advancement in medicine.
Medical education in the form of teleconferencing
For the government
a) Reduced rush to the medical facilities in the cities
b) Improve monitoring facilities at the rural based centres
c) Increased reliance on the government health care system
d) Increases stuff productivity
e) Economizes resources (optimal use of instruments and surgical facilities).