Entering the telehealth field can be a daunting task and attempting to select the best platform on your own can be a headache, too. While many vendors may say that they can do it all, depending on your specific situation, you may need multiple products from different...
Yes, when it is used with an encrypted platform that is designed to be HIPAA compliant. Many common consumer applications are not secure enough on their own. Maryland Medicaid has some advice about this on its ‘Telehealth Program Frequently Asked Questions’ webpage,...
Synchronous, store-and-forward, remote patient monitoring, mHealth, ePrescribing. These terms all refer to different modes of telehealth delivery. Synchronous = live, interactive audio-video connections that transmit information in both directions during the same...
Yes. Telehealth is a broader concept. While telemedicine refers to the delivery of clinical care through telecommunications technology, telehealth includes non-clinical uses of this technology also related to health care such as patient self-monitoring, patient and...
There is no one, commonly accepted definition of either ‘telehealth’ or ‘telemedicine’. It is also sometimes referred to as ‘digital health’, ‘virtual health’ or ‘connected health’. The American Telemedicine Association describes it succinctly as “technology-enabled...
