The role of telemedicine in modern health care
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, JNTUK-Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2024, 19(02), 118–130.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2024.19.2.0452
Publication history:
Received on 23 June 2024; revised on 02 August 2024; accepted on 04 August 2024
Abstract:
With the continuous improvement and development of modern network information technology and the continuous improvement of people's demands for health care, the traditional health care model has evolved, giving birth to a new telemedicine health care model. Telemedicine refers to the comprehensive application of information technology for medical information transmission and long-distance communication between different places. And this is not cost effective, and in this telemedicine process there is both benefits and disadvantages. Urban medical centres have used telemedicine to expand access to specialist services by centralizing health care providers to assist patients seen by their primary care providers. This paper provides a what is telemedicine, how telemedicine works, telemedicine in India, the future of telemedicine, present scenario of telemedicine, Origin and development of telemedicine, Telecommunication standards, applied areas, Designing Telemedicine Approaches to Succeed, Types, challenges, goals, advantages and disadvantages of telemedicine and concludes with some importance of Telemedicine.
Keywords:
Telemedicine; Telehealth; Telecommunication; Technology
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