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Impact of Telehealth in Singapore

   

Added on  2020-02-24

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Running head: TELEHEALTH IN SINGAPORETelehealth in SingaporeName of the StudentName of the AuthorAuthor Note

1TELEHEALTH IN SINGAPORETable of ContentsAnswer 1....................................................................................................................................2Pros and cons of telehealth in Singapore...................................................................................3Answer 2....................................................................................................................................4Answer 3....................................................................................................................................9References................................................................................................................................13

2TELEHEALTH IN SINGAPOREAnswer 1.Telehealth technologies are one of the rising models that offer better possible support.The technology offers services related to health through telecommunication (Lindberg et al.,2013). This system involves with simple services such as two clinicians or healthprofessionals discussing about a health case over telephone about serious complicated casesuch as performing a robotic surgery sitting at different regions of the globe. This innovationwithin the technological and communicating systems have supported the patients in receivingthe best medical consultation staying back at their homes only (Kvedar, Coye & Everett,2014). Therefore, the systems through which all the medical advices along with theirsolutions are received through phone or the internet are gaining popularity with growingtechnology. Singapore is introducing new systems with the progression of technology,communication based services and medical need (Van Velsen et al., 2015). Thus variousstudies have been conducted in Singapore with desire to visualize if the population in thiscountry are benefitted by utilising telehealth. Any individual having a phone or with internetconnection can avail the facility in case of any urgency. Telehealth system is of muchimportance to those patients who are chronically ill and usually requires multiple visits to theclinics due to monitor their health. These services are available in Singapore from a couple ofyears as the country is facing a increased growth in population, chronic disease explosion andincreased population of the aging people (Tabish & Syed, 2015). Delivering these healthcareservices will facilitate the old aged people in receiving nursing at home without any reason totravel far to visit the clinician. Apart from getting relief from travelling, it also minimises thetravelling costs and also reduce the time that is taken by the clinicians to assess the patients(De San Miguel, Smith & Lewin 2013). Thus, there lies a significant comparison between the

3TELEHEALTH IN SINGAPOREtelehealth systems and methods conducted traditionally, as a single clinician can assess manypatients within a single day (Gratch et al., 2013).Pros and cons of telehealth in SingaporeThe telehealth impacts the quality and management of the medical services in a veryimpressive and positive way in Singapore (Gabbrielli, 2013). Therefore this technique isspreading increasingly throughout the entire world along with Singapore itself as the patientsand clinicians are quite happy with the outcome measures. In Singapore, the Ministry ofHealth is in charge of building the required steps in implementation of the telehealth services.They are also trying to establish this system to as many areas and regions as possible in orderto make this system accessible to large extent of people (Bhowmik et al., 2013). The positive impacts of telehealth on the health quality of the patients helps inbringing the nursing care within the home and thus the patient can enhance the access tohealthcare successfully. Thus this system increases and improves the productivity of thehealthcare system in Singapore (Kalpa, 2012). Telehealth also contributes in offeringintegrated and continuous care in order to meet the effectiveness of the healthcare needs. Thissystem is increasing the productivity of the therapist or consultation by improving the nursingprofessionals as they can offer treatment and care to large patient groups (Haseltine, (2013).It also optimises the resources in order to overcome the constraints of the manpower withinthe healthcare community. Implementing the telehealth in every corner of the Singapore hasdelivered quality healthcare services to a large extent of ageing population (Tabish & Syed,2015). It has also enabled and assisted the old aged people who cannot mobilise to age intheir home environment. Apart from this, it has also minimised the patients need along withtheir caregivers from travelling and waiting long for getting appointments in the clinics andhospitals.

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