Telemedicine

when completing a telemedicine visit who would report vital signs like pulse and blood pressure?

• the doctor

• the medical assistant

• the patient

• the nurse

Telemedicine allows doctors and other healthcare professionals to speak to, diagnose and treat patients from a distance

• TRUE

• FALSE

Improved access to care - convenience - reduced risk of spreading infections are example of

• reasons why telemedicine

• benefits of telemedicine

• kind of telemedicine

Telemedicine allows doctor to

• Not speak to patient

• speak to, and not diagonose and treat patient

• speak to, and diagonose and treat patient

which of the following is not true about reasons why telemedicine is used

• the increased risk of spreading or contracting an infectious disease

• a patient lives far away from a medical facility

• a patient cannot get transport to a medical facility

• a patient can get transport to a medical facility

Why do we use telemedicine?

• The patient lives far away from the hospital

• The patient can't choose which car to use

• To avoid infection from the hospital

• The patient can't get transportation

What are the benefits of telemedicine? Choose 3.

• people spend less time and money

• reduced risk of spreading infection

• it is very expensive

• useful for people who are old and also for the disabled ones

Reason why telemedicine is uesed ( a patient cannot get transport to a medical facility)

• True

• False

Advantages of telemedicine

• Better access to care

• It uses technology to improve patient health

• Reduced risk of spreading infections

• less time and money spent going to hospital and waiting to see a doctor.

Telemedicine uses technology such as computers, video calls, phone calls and messaging to communicate with patients.

• True

• False