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1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Section I Telecare basics -- 1. Overview / Shashi Gogia -- 2. Rationale, history, and basics of telehealth / Gunnar Hartvigsen -- Definitions -- History of telemedicine and telehealth -- Situations where telehealth has a role -- Telehealth services are reshaping healthcare -- 3. Management of patient healthcare information / Kleber Soares de Araujo -- Introduction -- Definitions of EMR and EHR -- Application of EHRs in telehealth -- Data entry -- Acquiring and utilizing nontextual data -- images, sound, and more -- Alerts and triggers -- Healthcare data analytics -- Analytics approaches -- 4. Technology considerations / Maurizio Mattoli -- Overview: Infrastructure requirement -- How to ensure effective communication -- Video conferencing (VC) -- Example of video-conference system for emergency care -- Standards and certification -- Section II Working together for health -- 5. Platforms for collaborative process / Magdala de Araujo Novaes -- Introduction: Patients as partners in care -- Telehealth platforms -- Computer assisted care -- 6. Patient-centered care / Marcia Ito -- Introduction -- eHealth in patient engagement -- Patient portal -- 7. Maintaining and sustaining a telehealth-based ecosystem / Filipe Santana da Silva -- What is a telehealth-based ecosystem? -- Role of telehealth in health system strengthening -- Roles and responsibilities in a telehealth system -- Planning a project -- Analytics -- 8. Tele-education / Sunita Maheshwari -- Introduction -- Distance education in the context of professional work in health -- Digital health workforce: de novo skill set -- Use and utility of virtual teaching in education -- A case study of e-teaching in cardiology from India -- Section III Telemedicine -- 9. Telesupport for the primary care practitioner / G.S. Jaiya -- Introduction -- Telemedicine in primary healthcare -- Why are doctors reluctant to adopt telehealth -- Telemedicine for community healthcare workers -- Tele support for nurse practitioners -- Tele support for wounds, ulcers, and lymphedema -- 10. Telecare within different specialties / Ana Emilia Figueiredo de Oliveira -- Introduction -- Teleradiology -- Telepathology -- Teleophthalmology -- Teledermatology -- Telecardiology -- Teleobstetrics/prenatal telemedicine service -- Telecare in geriatrics -- Teleoncology -- Teleneurology -- Telediabetes -- Telepsychiatry and telemental health -- Telesurgery -- Teleotorhinolaryngology -- Teledentistry -- Teleemergency service -- Tele-ICU -- Teledialysis -- Telerehabilitation -- 11. Telecare during travel and for special situations / U.S. Mohalanobish -- Introduction -- Maritime telemedicine -- Telemedicine in commercial aviation -- Arctic telemedicine -- Telemedicine for prison populations -- Medical tourism -- Telehealth in disasters -- 12. Mobile health (mHealth) / Pramod David Jacob -- Introduction -- mHealth in supporting health workers -- Developing apps for mobile devices -- Persuasive technology and mHealth -- mHealth evaluation -- Section IV Issues and future of telehealth -- 13. Medicolegal, ethical, and regulatory guidelines pertaining to telehealth / Maurice Mars -- Telemedicine law -- Medical ethics and telemedicine -- 14. Disruptive technologies: Present and future / Fernando Sales -- Introduction -- Telehomecare -- Tele-robotics in healthcare including in surgery -- Artificial intelligence and IoT in healthcare -- Virtual reality in health -- Blockchain -- Big data -- 15. Worldwide initiatives / Magdala de Araujo Novaes -- Australian experience -- Telehealth in Brazil -- Telemedicine/telehealth in Canada -- India case study -- Telemedicine in Africa -- Summary of learnings -- A final word |
| Summary |
Fundamentals of Telemedicine and Telehealth provides an overview on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to solve health problems, especially for people living in remote and underserviced areas. With the advent of new technologies and improvement of internet connectivity, telehealth has become a new subject requiring a new understanding of IT devices and how to utilize them to fulfill health needs. The book discusses topics such as digitizing patient information, technology requirements, existing resources, planning for telehealth projects, and primary care and specialized applications. Additionally, it discusses the use of telemedicine for patient empowerment and telecare in remote locations. Authored by IMIA Telehealth working group, this book is a valuable source for graduate students, healthcare workers, researchers and clinicians interested in using telehealth as part of their practice or research. Presents components of healthcare that can be benefitted from remote access and when to rely on them. Explains the current technologies and tools and how to put them to effective use in daily healthcare. Provides legal provisions for telehealth implementation, discussing the risks of remote healthcare provision and cross border care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on September 14, 2020) |
| Subject |
Telecommunication in medicine.
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Telemedicine
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Telecommunication in medicine
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gogia, Shashi, editor.
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Novaes, Magdala, editor
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Basu, Arindam, editor
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Gogia, Kriti, editor
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Gogia, Spriha, editor
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| ISBN |
012814310X |
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9780128143100 |
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