WEEK 6: TELEHEALTH EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1.Telemedicine: h› hThe huse hof hmedical hinformation hexchanged hfrom
hone hsite hto hanother hvia helectronic hcommunications hto himprove ha
hpatient's hclinical hhealth hstatus.
› hVariety hof htelecommunications htechnology
2.Telehealth: h› hA hbroader hdefinition hof hremote hhealthcare hthat
hdoes hnot halways hinvolve hclinical hservices.
› hHealth heducation
› hPublic hhealth hinterventions
› hDistance hhealth hadministration
3.Telehealth hModalities: h- hSynchronous htelehealth
-Asynchronous htelehealth
-mHealth
4.Telehealth hterminology
SPOKE hSITE/ hORIGINATING hSITE: hPatient hlocation
5.Telehealth hterminology
HUB hSITE/ hDISTANT hSITE: hProvider hlocation
6.Issues hwith htelehealth: hDigital hdivide: h• h157.3 hmillion hpeople hin hthe
hUS hdo hnot huse hthe hinternet hat hbroadband hspeeds
•42 hmillion hpeople hdo hnot hhave hbroadband haccess hat hall
7.Health hEquity hin hTelehealth: hAccessibility hChallenges hInclude:
•Digital hLiteracy
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,•Health hLiteracy
•Literacy
•Lack hof hadaptive hequipment hfor hthose hwith hdisabilities
•Language hbarriers
•Oral, hwritten hand hsign hlanguage
•Cultural hbarriers
8.Accessibility hand hTelehealth hencounters: hOvercoming hAccess hBarriers
•Provide ha hdedicated htelehealth hsupport hteam hmember
•Modify hpre-telemedicine happointment hpractices hto hprovide hpatients
hwith hassistance husing htechnology
•Health hliteracy hsupport
•Digital hliteracy hsupport
•Literacy hsupport- hUse hvideos, hpictures hto hrelay hinstructions
Consider ha hplatform hthat hallows hfor ha hthird hparty hto hjoin hthe hcall
•Oral hand/or hsign hlanguage hinterpreters
•Remote hcare hprovider hfor hsomeone hwith han hintellectual hdisability
•Parent hor hguardian
•Consider hincluding hscreen hreaders hor hclosed hcaptioning hoptions
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, •Ensure hcultural hcompetency hof hteam
•Ensure hthorough heducation hand htraining hfor hproviders
9.Telehealth happlications: h-Teleeducation
-Teleresearch
-Telepractice
-Teleconsultation
10.Telehealth hApplications: hTeleeducation: h• hLive hor hstored heducation
hmaterial
•CME, hCNE
•Variety hof haudiences
•Healthcare hproviders
•Health hoccupations hstudents
•Patients
•Families
11.Telehealth hApplications: hTeleresearch: hDissemination hof
htranslational hre- hsearch hfrom han hacademic hcenter hto hprimary
hcare hproviders
•Broaden ha hpopulation hbase hunder hstudy
•Collaboration hbetween hresearchers
12.Telehealth hApplications: hTeleresearch hand hTeleeducation: ECHO
hProject h(Extension hfor hCommunity hHealthcare hOutcomes)
•Combines htele-education hwith htele-research hto henhance hpatient hcare
•Partners hclinicians hwith hspecialist hmentors hat han hacademic hmedical
ter hor
hcen
•Includes hdidactic hand hcase-based hlearning
•Empowers hclinicians hto hmanage htheir hown hpatients
13.Telehealth hApplications: hTelepractice: h• hLinks hproviders hto hpatients
hin hother hlocations
•Schools, hdaycares, hjuvenile hdetention hcenters, hhomes, hskilled hnursing
hfacilities
•May hinclude hsynchronous hor hasynchronous htelehealth hor
htelemonitoring h[remote hpatient hmonitoring h(RPM)]
14.Telehealth hApplications: hTelepractice hSchool-Based hTelehealth: hHigh
hquality hhealth hcare hfor hchildren hin hthe hschool hsetting husing
htechnology
Telehealth hequipment his hplaced hin hthe hschool hnurse's hoffice hincluding
htelemedicine hperipheral hdevices, hpoint hof hcare htests hand hlimited
3 h/
h21
1.Telemedicine: h› hThe huse hof hmedical hinformation hexchanged hfrom
hone hsite hto hanother hvia helectronic hcommunications hto himprove ha
hpatient's hclinical hhealth hstatus.
› hVariety hof htelecommunications htechnology
2.Telehealth: h› hA hbroader hdefinition hof hremote hhealthcare hthat
hdoes hnot halways hinvolve hclinical hservices.
› hHealth heducation
› hPublic hhealth hinterventions
› hDistance hhealth hadministration
3.Telehealth hModalities: h- hSynchronous htelehealth
-Asynchronous htelehealth
-mHealth
4.Telehealth hterminology
SPOKE hSITE/ hORIGINATING hSITE: hPatient hlocation
5.Telehealth hterminology
HUB hSITE/ hDISTANT hSITE: hProvider hlocation
6.Issues hwith htelehealth: hDigital hdivide: h• h157.3 hmillion hpeople hin hthe
hUS hdo hnot huse hthe hinternet hat hbroadband hspeeds
•42 hmillion hpeople hdo hnot hhave hbroadband haccess hat hall
7.Health hEquity hin hTelehealth: hAccessibility hChallenges hInclude:
•Digital hLiteracy
1 h/
h21
,•Health hLiteracy
•Literacy
•Lack hof hadaptive hequipment hfor hthose hwith hdisabilities
•Language hbarriers
•Oral, hwritten hand hsign hlanguage
•Cultural hbarriers
8.Accessibility hand hTelehealth hencounters: hOvercoming hAccess hBarriers
•Provide ha hdedicated htelehealth hsupport hteam hmember
•Modify hpre-telemedicine happointment hpractices hto hprovide hpatients
hwith hassistance husing htechnology
•Health hliteracy hsupport
•Digital hliteracy hsupport
•Literacy hsupport- hUse hvideos, hpictures hto hrelay hinstructions
Consider ha hplatform hthat hallows hfor ha hthird hparty hto hjoin hthe hcall
•Oral hand/or hsign hlanguage hinterpreters
•Remote hcare hprovider hfor hsomeone hwith han hintellectual hdisability
•Parent hor hguardian
•Consider hincluding hscreen hreaders hor hclosed hcaptioning hoptions
2 h/
h21
, •Ensure hcultural hcompetency hof hteam
•Ensure hthorough heducation hand htraining hfor hproviders
9.Telehealth happlications: h-Teleeducation
-Teleresearch
-Telepractice
-Teleconsultation
10.Telehealth hApplications: hTeleeducation: h• hLive hor hstored heducation
hmaterial
•CME, hCNE
•Variety hof haudiences
•Healthcare hproviders
•Health hoccupations hstudents
•Patients
•Families
11.Telehealth hApplications: hTeleresearch: hDissemination hof
htranslational hre- hsearch hfrom han hacademic hcenter hto hprimary
hcare hproviders
•Broaden ha hpopulation hbase hunder hstudy
•Collaboration hbetween hresearchers
12.Telehealth hApplications: hTeleresearch hand hTeleeducation: ECHO
hProject h(Extension hfor hCommunity hHealthcare hOutcomes)
•Combines htele-education hwith htele-research hto henhance hpatient hcare
•Partners hclinicians hwith hspecialist hmentors hat han hacademic hmedical
ter hor
hcen
•Includes hdidactic hand hcase-based hlearning
•Empowers hclinicians hto hmanage htheir hown hpatients
13.Telehealth hApplications: hTelepractice: h• hLinks hproviders hto hpatients
hin hother hlocations
•Schools, hdaycares, hjuvenile hdetention hcenters, hhomes, hskilled hnursing
hfacilities
•May hinclude hsynchronous hor hasynchronous htelehealth hor
htelemonitoring h[remote hpatient hmonitoring h(RPM)]
14.Telehealth hApplications: hTelepractice hSchool-Based hTelehealth: hHigh
hquality hhealth hcare hfor hchildren hin hthe hschool hsetting husing
htechnology
Telehealth hequipment his hplaced hin hthe hschool hnurse's hoffice hincluding
htelemedicine hperipheral hdevices, hpoint hof hcare htests hand hlimited
3 h/
h21
