Telehealth: A Balanced Look at Incorporating This Technology Into Practice:

SAGE Open Nursing

Casey W.Neville¹ 

关键词: telehealth;    outcomes;    barriers;    benefits;    technology;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2377960818786504

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This article explores the use of telehealth and the ability to provide health care to patients through interactive technology and telecommunication tools. The use of telehealth continues to grow, reaching multiple medical specialties and providing care to a greater population of patients. The purpose of this article is to increase the knowledge of telehealth, identify positive outcomes associated with telehealth as well as potential barriers, and evaluate the benefits against the downfalls to determine whether the positive outcomes outweigh the barriers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY