Telehealth Exam Graded A+

The benefits of Telehealth include which of the following: Reduced use of ED or hospital Increased patient access to providers Improved continuity of care Cost savings All of the above - ANSWER-All of the above Types of Telehealth include: Mobile health or mHealth Realtime or synchronous Store and forward or asynchronous telemonitoring or remote monitoring all of the above - ANSWER-all of the above One of the main ethical issues related to Telehealth is: Disclosure of past medical history Patient confidentiality Drug abuse None of the above are ethical considerations - ANSWER-Patient confidentiality true or false? Interprofessional collaboration is impossible when utilizing Telehealth. - ANSWER-false Which of the following situations is not considered part of Telehealth? transmission of still images remote monitoring of vital signs word processing videoconferencing - ANSWER-word processing Telemedicine allows hospitals to optimize the use of their personnel by: Allowing them to take more vacation time and personal days outsourcing all work to other places the ability to have other specialities and/or providers view images cross training multiple disciplines - ANSWER-the ability to have other specialities and/or providers view images Health workers in remote areas of the world can communicate with specialists using webcams and Network security systems