Telemedicine || Advantages and disadvantages
Everything seems to be connected these days and the internet is what is making this change but do you know that you can connect to your doctor using technology. It is a revolution in this field, people can connect to a specialist of their field even if they are miles away.
Can you imagine a time when healthcare will be available anytime and anywhere?
Types of Telemedicine
It is having three main categories:
Remote patient monitoring
The vital signs of patients can be monitored by a nurse or a medical professional from a distance.
Store-and-forward
This helps in sharing of patient's information from one location to another.
Interactive
Interactive telemedicine is a real-time session with a professional which can be conducted in a home or nearby medical facility by means of video conferencing or on a telephone.
The advantages are
1. Improved Access
It improves access to both patients and physicians. The patient can sit in the comfort of their home or in a rural area which is far from the required facility. On the other hand, the physician can also do the consultation from their office and don't have to go to that place.
2.Cost Effective
It saves both time and money which is wasted in traveling and thus is very cost effective.
3. Improved Quality
People in the rural area or in small towns which are devoid of the specialist now have easy and fast access to the specialist.
Disadvantages are
1. Electronic glitches
The fast internet which is the core technology of this revolution is devoid of most of the people, especially in the rural areas.
2. Physician resistance
Physicians are resistance when it comes to adopting new technology, especially in healthcare.
3. Inadequate assessment
It is still missing the human touch, Technology can not replace the feel and experienced touch of a physician which is required in many diagnoses.
The bottom line is that this technology if adopted by physicians can save a lot of time, money and a lot of lives of human beings.
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patients can consult a doctor at their home thus reducing time wasted in long
waiting queues and traveling cost at the same time.
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