1. TELEMEDICINE &
TELENURSING: The
future of health
care.

2. OVERVIEW & DEFINITION
OF
TELEHEALTH/TELEMEDICIN
E
 Telehealth is the delivery of health-related services and
information via telecommunications technologies

3. Uses of Telehealth Technologies
CLINICAL
 Transmission of medical images for diagnoses
 Group or individual exchange of health services or
education live via video conference.
 Health advice via telephone or emergent cases
 Transmission of medical data for diagnoses or
disease management

4. Uses and Benefits of Telehealth
Technologies.
NON CLINICAL
Distance education including continuing medical education,
grand rounds, and patient education
Online information and health data management
Overall healthcare system management
OTHER BENEFITS
Early detection and monitoring of illness.
Fewer costs for patients and hospitals.
Early patient hospital discharge.
More control over individual care.
Less hospitalization and fewer ER visits.

5. ICT Requirements for Telehealth
Systems
 Ensure clients are aware of their rights and responsibilities with respect to
accessing health care via telehealth technologies, including the process
for communicating complaints
 Obtain consent for treatment from patients when required for invasive
procedures
 Compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and accreditation
requirements for supporting patient/client decision-making and consent,
including protection of patient health information
 Policies and procedures for compliance with local legislated and
regulatory rules for protection of patient health information

6. Telehealth Process
 Data captured or collected from one site; may be audio, video or digital.
(clinical images or sounds).
 Central processing unit (CPU) or coder-decoder (codec) processes info
(digitization and compression of mages and sound)
 Information is prepared for transmission (varies depending on mode of
telecommunication used.)
 transmitted to the distant site.

7. Telehealth Technologies
HARDWARE:- Telephones, videophones, Personal
computers (PCs), Videoconferencing systems (Cameras,
Radios, DVD players etc), Specialized telemedicine
workstations
SOFTWARE:- Cardicom’s Omnivisor, GlobalMed’s
EMDTRANSFER Medical Imaging Software Medical
Software Programs and CapSure® Diagnostic Medical
Imaging Software | Medical Software Programs
Peripheral Devices:- Electronic stethoscope, Exam
camera, Otoscope

8. Prospective Telehealth Client Suitability
People with chronic and long term health needs
People with ongoing health issues living in remote areas
Early hospital discharge patients
Persons with accesss living within range or with regular access to propeR
telecommunication infrastructure

9. Ethical and Legal Telehealth Issues
& Privacy and security concerns
Confidentiality
Medical malpractice
Patient Autonomy
standards of informed consent,
 liability
 Licensing

10. References
http://www.mission-health.org/centers-and-services/medical-
technology/telehealth
http://www.telehealth.ca/intrototelehealth.html
http://www.globalmed.com/products/software-services.php
http://www.cardiocom.net/omnivisor.asp
http://www.tunstall.net.au/page/Telehealth/10766/