Telemedicine and facilitating access to services

Telemedicine has an undeniable role in today's world. Since physician-patient communication can play an important role in the healing process of patients, in today's world a new model of communication is created by electronic communication technology. This new form of communication can play an important role in promoting the health system by facilitating access to services and providing them cheap and fast.

For example, in rural areas, telemedicine technology provides clear horizons to rural patients around the world. However, one of its greatest impacts on Africa and similar deprived areas around the world that are deprived of health and welfare. Remote counseling can help prevent and control minor situations and consequences of major adverse events, such as cataract treatment before complete blindness, or ensuring that mothers receive educational resources that Raise the baby and get the medical care they need.

However, as rural areas that rely heavily on agriculture and do not develop commerce, equipment such as computers, printers and scanners are still needed in hospitals in these areas. For example, in disadvantaged areas, equipment such as a barcode scanner may be needed to determine whether a drug is counterfeit. But people in developing countries are more likely to use their cell phones for this purpose.

 

Successful examples are visible around the world and use of this technology is an auxiliary solution to the healthcare process.

 

The advent of technology in the past has also transformed the relationship between physician and patient, but with the rapid increase in the volume of information on the Internet, physician-patient communication has taken on a new form and with the advancement of technology today more than 5% of internet searches in The world of information is health-related, and over 5 million patients interact with their physicians through online and telecommunications searches throughout the day.

Physicians today face patients who have access to a world of information. Although this has become a major challenge for physicians, many physicians have considered telemedicine and the use of electronic tools to provide their patients with a variety of websites, emails and online communication. Some physicians even prefer to follow up on their clients' computerized web pages in the information world and advise patients to get the information they need through their websites.

 

Objectives of telecommunication medical communication

Telemedicine uses a variety of electronic communication media, from teleconferencing to image sharing to remote patient monitoring and to providing clinical services to patients. The American Telemedicine Medical Association points out that telehealth or telehealth medicine are interconnected and not similar; telehealth refers to nonclinical services such as research, education and management. Telemedicine provides goals such as sharing information, building mutual understanding and building trust.

 

Conclusion

Using remote medical tools to serve remote and disadvantaged areas will also be possible. Using video conferencing and web conferencing tools can help save time and money for physicians and patients. These electronic communication tools can now only be referred to as facilitators or facilitators.

 

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