You have been asked to evaluate the implementation of a telemedicine program in your healthcare setting. Using the information from your resources in the syllabus this week, choose a healthcare setting and describe the telemedicine service/s you will develop?
- How will it differ from treating patients face-to-face?
- How effective can telemedicine be in the treatment of these patients? What are some of the benefits of this service to the organization and patient?
- What are the financial circumstances surrounding this telemedicine service? Describe things like costs of equipment, people facilities etc.
- How might this telemedicine service and others play a role in the provision of healthcare in the future?
Read the following articles, available from the South University online library:
Cannon, N. J., Jurski, K., & Ulferts, G. W. (2014). Telemedicine. American Journal of Health Sciences, 5(2), 95-102.
doi:http://dx.doi.org.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/10.19030/ajhs.v5i2.8961