Telehealth Services cover a wide range of activities from primary care and specialty services to in-home telehealth technology.
Primary car
e and specialist referral services
- May involve a primary care or allied health professional providing a consultation with a patient or a specialist assisting the primary care physician in rendering a diagnosis.
- This may involve the use of live interactive video or the use of store and forward transmission of diagnostic images, vital signs and/or video clips along with patient data for later review.
Remote patient monitoring
- May include home telehealth technology.
- Uses devices to remotely collect and send data to a home health agency or a remote diagnostic testing facility (RDTF) for interpretation. Such applications might include a specific vital sign, such as blood glucose or heart ECG or a variety of indicators for homebound patients.
- Such services can be used to supplement the use of visiting nurses.
Consumer medical and health information
- Includes the use of the Internet and wireless devices for consumers to obtain specialized health information and on-line discussion groups to provide peer-to-peer support.
Medical education
- Provides continuing medical education credits for health professionals and special medical education seminars for targeted groups in remote locations.