Innovative technologies transform the way we give and receive care and thus make the world a better and healthier place. Telehealth or Telemedicine, as Elly Kleinman, Americare CEO explains, is a term used to define the technology used by doctors, nurses, and patients in long-distance healthcare. Telehealth applications allow providers to capture and share images and data outside of the healthcare facility. Remote monitoring applications on the other hand use sensors and alerts that transmit patient data to a healthcare provider. This allows the provider to monitor the patient's condition in real time and eliminates the need for frequent visits to the healthcare facilities. Chronic disease management applications can especially benefit from this. Interactive Telehealth solutions offer real-time interactions between providers and patients, using wireless, video, and remote diagnostic technologies. All these interactive apps are useful because they allow communication between providers and patients that are separated by great distances or in rural settings.
Telehealth is a cost-effective, efficient and engaging way for healthcare providers to connect with patients while offering a more convenient, real-time interaction. This remote diagnosis and treatment of patients allow healthcare providers to readily communicate and share information electronically via video, text messaging or monitoring services. With its potential to significantly enhance healthcare coordination, efficiency, and patient-centered care, Kleinman believes that Telehealth will play a vital role in the transformation of healthcare organizations.
According to Elly Kleinman, Americare Companies founder, a recent study showed that around 78% of physicians indicated that Telehealth could improve access to care and 68% thought it could improve continuity of care. The general findings of this research proved that doctors and other healthcare providers see promise in the ability of Telemedicine to improve access to care services. Just as home computers and smartphones have changed information exchange and communication worldwide, experts believe that Telehealth has the potential to change the entire practice of medicine. Although it is still in its early stage of implementation, it has shown incredible potential and has already found its use in so many areas of medicine.
