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Improving Patient Care With Telemedicine Technology

Improving Patient Care With Telemedicine Technology
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Author(s): Edward T. Chen (University of Massachusetts – Lowell, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 19
Source title: Research Anthology on Telemedicine Efficacy, Adoption, and Impact on Healthcare Delivery
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8052-3.ch008

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Abstract

With the spread of telecommunications infrastructure, telemedicine has attracted attention from both healthcare and IT industries. Telemedicine has shown a potential to improve health maintenance, enhancement, as well as healthcare cost reduction. Many governments are boosting telemedicine applications through regulations. The purpose of this chapter is to review the major telemedicine technologies—telemedicine, wearable devices, and emerging innovative health equipment—and current issues of the impact on the patient care in the healthcare industry, the business opportunities, and threats from telemedicine.

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