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Informative Article | Management | India | Volume 5 Issue 1, January 2016 | Rating: 6.3 / 10
Telemedicine
S. Saradhadevi S. | V. Hemavathy [15]
Abstract: Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patients clinical health status. Telemedicine includes a growing variety of applications and services using two-way video, email, smart phones, wireless tools and other forms of telecommunications technology. Patient consultations via video conferencing, transmission of still images, e-health including patient portals, remote monitoring of vital signs, continuing medical education, consumer-focused wireless applications and nursing call centers, among other applications, are all considered part of telemedicine and telehealth.
Keywords: Tele education, tele health, video conference
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 1, January 2016,
Pages: 675 - 677