Effective use of patient-care technologies in Telehealth

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Effective use of patient-care technologies in Telehealth
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Telehealth is referred to as the delivery and facilitation of health services related to health
together with medical care, self-care, health information services, and provision of education to
patient, by the use of digital communications and telecommunication technologies (Demark‐
Wahnefried, et al. 2018). Some of the examples of these technologies used in the delivery of
health services consist of live video conferencing, electronic file transfer, and monitoring
patients remotely. The use of these telehealth technologies has been advancing since the last ten
years and has helped clinicians and the nurses perform their jobs effectively. This paper
highlights how technological advancements have been effectively used in the field of telehealth.
Video conferencing and High-Resolution cameras
Video conferencing software and High-Resolution cameras are used to communicate with
patients who are unable to travel. Doctors give the patients appointments and make use of
communication platforms to interact with the patients (Hirani, et al. 2017). The technology of
video conferencing can is used by inmates, patients who are based in rural areas, and military
personnel. The suppliers of both care and finance like Kaiser Permanente, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and the Defense Department have been making use of telehealth technologies
to increase healthcare services and promote better quality. The S.C Department of Correlations,
as well as the Medical University of South Carolina, are utilizing high-resolution cameras and
video scopes to diagnose and cure inmates remotely.
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
Doctors use Remote Patient Monitoring technologies to collect, transmit, report and
evaluate patients health data by use of electronic devices like wearable, internet-enabled
computers, smartphones and other mobile devices. RPM technologies remind the patients to
weigh themselves and then transmit the results to their physicians (Johnson, & Brownlee, 2018).

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Examples of devices used are like wearables and other electronic monitoring devices. They are
used in transferring very important data like measurements of blood pressure, respiratory rates,
oxygen levels, and cardiac statistics. Blood glucose level can now be tracked using devices and
report high of low levels to the patients. In partnership with Stanford, Apple is testing whether its
Watch can be used detect uneven patterns in the heart. Aliove Cor’s KardiaBand permits people
wearing Apple Watches to perform electrocardiograms in 30 seconds and can be easily sent out
to the physicians.
Store and Forward
This refers to capturing, storing and transmitting information about a patient for delivery
of asynchronous healthcare using data storage and transmission technology. Text-based patient
data, videos, photos, X-rays, MRIs and CAT Scans are collected then send to the experts and
other health care associate’s team to do patient evaluation and help in their curing (Pamplin, Jet,
al. 2018). Some of the technologies that are for forwarding in telehealth consist of routers and
secure servers that hold incoming information packets and then route them to correct end-users.
Highly secured email platforms are also used in the storage and forwarding in telehealth.
There are several benefits to using telehealthcare. Telehealth enables a patient to easily
contact medical professionals and other information that might not be accessed anywhere else.
When a telehealth consultation is happening, there is an opportunity to share information with
the doctor about the history of your medication as well as asking questions (Wager, Lee, &
Glaser, 2017). Similarly, the medical specialist also has the opportunity to directly ask you
questions. Such kind of telehealth set up is superior compared to when the patient relays
information to the doctor and then have the doctor relay the message back to the patient. The
medical specialist is in a position to closely examine you. For instance, he is able to see your