Our answers to your frequent questions
Q: What is the difference between TeleHealth and Telemedicine?
A:The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) says that the two terms are used as synonyms to each other and can be used interchangeably. In both cases, we are referring to the use of technology to deliver clinical healthcare services.
Q: How typical is Telemedicine?
A: TeleHealth/Telemedicine is a rapidly growing component of healthcare and is quite significant. There are currently two hundred telemedicine networks, with three thousand, five hundred service sites in the in the United States alone.
Q: Is the use of TeleHealth safe?
A: Of Course! TeleHealth is guided by technical standards and clinical practice guidelines, and is backed up by decades of demonstrations and research. It is simply a cost-effective, safe way to extend the power of healthcare.
Q: Where can patients get access to telemedicine services?
A: Patients should ask their doctor, local hospital, or healthcare provider about the Telemedicine services that are already available. In most cases, the provider may have an existing home health monitoring program or other TeleHealth services. There are also numerous privately owned companies that sell very basic TeleHealth services.
Q: What is the market size for telemedicine?
A: This is the most difficult question to answer because there is a wide range of answers for the question depending on each analyst's precise definition of telemedicine. While they can not decide on one single number, one area where all research films concur is that the TeleHealth market is growing at a rapid rate. Research indicates a need for telemedicine specifically in rural areas where there is limited medical resources and facilities.
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