Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: ح٫ٍٝ حُؼيى -حُؼخَٗس حُٔ٘ش -ٝح٫هظٜخىٟ حُوخٗٞٗ٠ حُلٌَ ٓـِشWhat is telemedicine?" Telemedicine, a term coined in the 1970s, which literally means "healing at a distance" (1), signifies the use of ICT to improve patient outcomes by increasing access to care and medical information.Recognizing that there is no one definitive definition of Telemedicine -a 2007 study found 104 peer-reviewed definitions of the word (2)the World Health Organization has adopted the following broad description ". )543( Definition of telemedicine:" Telemedicine is the remote treatment of patients by medical professionals through the use of telecommunication tools such as telephones, smart phones, and computers.Predicted to be worth more than 34$ billion by the end of 2020, the convenient and efficient nature of telemedicine makes it a profitable and worthwhile venture for healthcare leaders and professionals to invest in ". )544( The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) defines "telemedicine" this way: 543 -Telemedicine, opportunities and developments in member states.Report on the second global survey on Health Global observatory for e Health series-volume 2. 544 -The physician's guide to adding telemedicine to your practice (2) 2016 bizmatics, INC. -262 -ح٫ٍٝ حُؼيى -حُؼخَٗس حُٔ٘ش -ٝح٫هظٜخىٟ حُوخٗٞٗ٠ حُلٌَ ٓـِش The use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient's 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.)545( Telemedicine can be defined, according to the European Commission, as "the provision of healthcare services, through the use of ICT, in situations where the health professional and the patient (or two health professionals) are not in the same location.It involves secure transmission of medical data and information, through text, sound, images or other forms needed for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients' (1).States alternate between using the term "telemedicine" or "telehealth".In some states both terms are explicitly defined in law and/or policy and regulations.In some cases, "telehealth" Is used to reflect a broader definition, while "telemedicine" is used mainly to define the delivery of clinical services.Additional variations of the term, primarily utilizing the "tele" prefix are also becoming more prevalent.For example, the term "telepractice" is being used frequently as it relates to physical and occupational therapy, behavioral therapy, and speech language pathology."Telesychiatry" is 545 -Dana Murphy, what we're learning from the plaa data sharing project, inside medical liability on line 2 July 2015, p. 2. -ح٫ٍٝ حُؼيى -حُؼخَٗس حُٔ٘ش -ٝح٫هظٜخىٟ حُوخٗٞٗ٠ حُلٌَ ٓـِشTelemedicine is now mainstream: the numbers speak for themselves.According to a recent industry report, the global telemedicine market is expected to be a $35 billion industry by 2020.A separate report found that the market for telemedicine technologies was approximately $18 billion in 2014, and expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of approximately 19 precent.The American Telemedicine Association estimates a majority of hospitals now use some form of telemedicine.Just two years ago, there were approximately 20 million telemedicine video consultations and that number is expected to increase to about 160 million by 2020 a 700 percent increase.)548( First and foremost, telehealth is a collection of means or methods, not a specific clinical service, to enhance care delivery and education.Ideally, there should not be any regulatory distinction between a service delivered via telehealth and a service delivered in person.Both should be held to the same quality and practice standards.The "tele-" descriptor should ultimately fade from use as these technologies seamlessly integrate into health care delivery systems.While "telemedicine" has been more commonly used in the past, "telehealth" is a more universal term for the current broad array of applications in the field.Its use crosses most health service 548 -Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Medical Professional liability Risks of Telemedicine February 2017, p. 2. -265 -ح٫ٍٝ حُؼيى -حُؼخَٗس حُٔ٘ش -ٝح٫هظٜخىٟ حُوخٗٞٗ٠ حُلٌَ ٓـِش disciplines, including dentistry, counseling, physical therapy, and home health, and many other domains.Further, telehealth practice has expanded beyond traditional diagnostic and monitoring activities to include consumer and professional education.)549( " While both telehealth and telemedicine are recogonized to be subsets of the broader electronic health system "e-health", no consistent definition for telehealth or telemedicine has been adopted in literature or practice.Some organizations distinguish between the two, while others use the terms interchangeably".)550 ( How does Telehealth Work? )551( "Today, telehealth encompasses four distinct domains of applications.Note, however, that each state Medicaid program and private insurer varies in its use and reimbursement of these applications.These are commonly known as: Live Videoconferencing (synchronous): Live, two-way interaction between a person and s provider using audiovisual telecommunications technology.
Source: مجلة الفکر القانوني والاقتصادي
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4290021981