1. Nursing Informatics Monmouth University Elyse Tully
Advantages of TeleHealth
2. What is an Telehealthcare Telemedicine is the use of medical
information exchanged from one site to another via electronic
communications to improve a patients health status.
3. Advantages of Telehealth Streamlines patient care by allow
practitioners access to health care records rapildly (
Teleradiology, Telepathology) Assists with the nursing shortage in
our country Treat the growing elderly population in the United
States Monitor chronic diseases from the patients home Cost saving
by filling gaps in healthcare system
4. Collaboration Health care providers must collaborate to
provide seamless care of patients Physicians Nurse Practitioners
Physicians Assistants Registered Nurse
5. Communication
6. Improved Outcomes Healthcare Providers that utilize
telehealth have better outcomes for the patients Expert Consults
can be preformed instantly Use in Emergent Cases Specialists can
use real time video to asses patients Transmitting Images for
diagnosis Transmit clinical data for diagnosis or disease
management
7. Consulting Specialists Robotics can be used for real time
clinic specialists for expert consultations from a distance
8. Home Care Telehealth can provide an advantage in the
homecare setting. Remote monitoring devices can capture and
transmit biometric data. Such as tele-electroencephalogram device
can monitor the electrical activity of a pateitns brain and
transmit data to a specialist.
9. Cost Saving Implemented Tele-Health technologies combats
rising health care costs : In rural settings Healthcare worker
shortages In specialized setting such as ICUs
10. Nursing role Nurses play an integral role is the management
of tele-healthcare Nurses must understand how to work technologies
to help implement tele-medicine