While the use of telemedicine is becoming more prevalent in a variety of settings, a recent survey by TechnologyAdvice Research suggests that many patients are still uncertain about using this option and question the quality of the diagnosis.
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A few weeks ago I talked about the role of telehealth in promoting patient-centered health care. Recently, Oregon’s Senate Health Committee sent Senate Bill 144 to the floor (with unanimous, bipartisan support), moving telemedicine services beyond the hospital or clinic setting into a patient’s home. This bill was supported by collaborative efforts from the Telehealth Alliance of Oregon. If passed, this bill would require health insurance companies to cover and pay for services provided by a doctor or nurse practitioner remotely through secure video conferencing.
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According to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), telehealth is defined as “the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. Technologies include videoconferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications.” Telehealth is much broader than telemedicine. Whereas telemedicine specifically refers to clinical services, telehealth refers to non-clinical services as well.
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