TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
Introduction
Innovative health technologies provide auspicious solutions to many issues being faced in
health care in the US. Telemedicine refers to a wide variety of care delivery models that employ
communications technologies to enable patients to manage their conditions through advanced
self-care (Tuckson, Edmunds & Hodgkins, 2017). Besides, telemedicine enables clinicians to
extend clinical care beyond traditional settings. These technologies promise improved quality
care, reduced expenses, and increased patient satisfaction (Tuckson, Edmunds & Hodgkins,
2017). This paper will discuss privacy risks, security safeguards, and strategies for evaluating
telehealth medicine's effectiveness.
These telemedicine technologies are known for offering distant health services that
help improve the patient's condition. For instance, it enables faster diagnosis and provides
medical information registers for each patient. Telemedicine provides medical help to a distant
patient. Clinicians remotely assess patients through communication and information technologies
(Tuckson, Edmunds & Hodgkins, 2017). Therefore, it reduces the cost and congestion of patients
in health care facilities. Besides, it enables clinicians to improve their clinical outcomes. Again,
these technologies allow physicians and patients to freely exchange data for easy examination,
diagnosis, and treatment. Nevertheless, they make it possible to access all communities, both in
favorable and unfavorable geographical locations. However, telemedicine technologies have
adverse effects on patients.
Privacy Risks
Privacy risks include a lack of limits on collecting, usage and divulging sensitive personal
data, according to Tuckson, Edmunds & Hodgkins (2017). The sensors and interface
Introduction
Innovative health technologies provide auspicious solutions to many issues being faced in
health care in the US. Telemedicine refers to a wide variety of care delivery models that employ
communications technologies to enable patients to manage their conditions through advanced
self-care (Tuckson, Edmunds & Hodgkins, 2017). Besides, telemedicine enables clinicians to
extend clinical care beyond traditional settings. These technologies promise improved quality
care, reduced expenses, and increased patient satisfaction (Tuckson, Edmunds & Hodgkins,
2017). This paper will discuss privacy risks, security safeguards, and strategies for evaluating
telehealth medicine's effectiveness.
These telemedicine technologies are known for offering distant health services that
help improve the patient's condition. For instance, it enables faster diagnosis and provides
medical information registers for each patient. Telemedicine provides medical help to a distant
patient. Clinicians remotely assess patients through communication and information technologies
(Tuckson, Edmunds & Hodgkins, 2017). Therefore, it reduces the cost and congestion of patients
in health care facilities. Besides, it enables clinicians to improve their clinical outcomes. Again,
these technologies allow physicians and patients to freely exchange data for easy examination,
diagnosis, and treatment. Nevertheless, they make it possible to access all communities, both in
favorable and unfavorable geographical locations. However, telemedicine technologies have
adverse effects on patients.
Privacy Risks
Privacy risks include a lack of limits on collecting, usage and divulging sensitive personal
data, according to Tuckson, Edmunds & Hodgkins (2017). The sensors and interface
