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Telehealth: Reaching Out to Patients and Providers

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The integration of telehealth modalities into clinical, research and education systems is an evolving area of health informatics. While many of these technology concepts are not novel, their applications in today’s healthcare ecosystem provide the opportunity for the development of high-quality, secure interactions to better support patients, caregivers and their providers. Important regulatory, professional and legislative guidelines have been established to guide the development of technologies and practices across various practice settings, geographic areas and patient populations. This chapter explores telehealth applications and innovations related to service development specific to the integration of telehealth into health informatics systems and in partnership with broader healthcare teams.

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  1. The Center for Telehealth, Academic Affairs Faculty, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Ragan DuBose-Morris

  2. DNP Program, Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Charleston, USA

    Katherine E. Chike-Harris

  3. The Center for Telehealth, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA

    Kelli Garber

  4. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Aric M. Shimek

  5. Atrium Health University City, Charlotte, USA

    Kelli Stroud

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Appendix: Answers to Review Questions

Appendix: Answers to Review Questions

  1. 1.

    What is the definition of telemedicine?

    While the terms telehealth and telemedicine have been used interchangeably, the definition of telemedicine is related to providing health care at a distance whereas telehealth may not may not include actual health care.

  2. 2.

    What telehealth modality involves the use of electronic devices to monitor patients at a distance?

    Remote patient monitoring is the use of electronic collection devices which are used to assess a patient’s information, such as weight, heart rate, blood pressure or blood glucose, by a distant provider.

  3. 3.

    Which statement is true regarding the use of telehealth across state lines?

    In order to provide care across state lines using telemedicine, a provider must be licensed both in the state where he is located and in the state where the patient is located.

  4. 4.

    What are the four phases of disaster management?

    Mitigation, preparation, response and recovery are the four phases or disaster management that should be used.

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DuBose-Morris, R., Chike-Harris, K.E., Garber, K., Shimek, A.M., Stroud, K. (2022). Telehealth: Reaching Out to Patients and Providers. In: Hübner, U.H., Mustata Wilson, G., Morawski, T.S., Ball, M.J. (eds) Nursing Informatics . Health Informatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91237-6_22

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