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telemedicine
[ tel-uh-med-uh-sinor, especially British, -med-sin ]
noun
- the part of the telehealth system that uses internet and telecommunications technology, as video calls, to provide clinical services, as medical consultation, evaluation, and diagnosis, either in real time when the patient and the medical professional are in different locations or facilitated by remote monitoring and record sharing among healthcare providers:
Rural patients may find that the only way for them to see a specialist is via telemedicine.
- (loosely) telehealth ( def 1 ).
telemedicine
/ ˈtɛlɪˌmɛdɪsɪn; -ˌmɛdsɪn /
noun
- the treatment of disease or injury by consultation with a specialist in a distant place, esp by means of a computer or satellite link
Word History and Origins
Origin of telemedicine1
Example Sentences
We hear from both Karen Antman, dean of Boston University’s School of Medicine, and Adil Haider, dean of medicine at Aga Khan University in Pakistan, that telemedicine is here to stay.
Based on these and other insights, Blue Shield of California provided various services to its members, including free meal delivery, medication delivery, telemedicine, and in-home clinical visits.
There’s a lot that’s still to be learned about the opportunities and limitations of telemedicine and its applications to recovery and behavioral health.
At the same time, the pandemic has also accelerated demand for telemedicine and for startups that enable it.
Medicare is covering telemedicine for the first time on an emergency basis.
Arizona bans telemedicine and requires in-person counseling.
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