Telemedicine

Offering significant benefits to both healthcare providers and patients, telehealth is a key component in the future of patient care across the entire medical community.

Telemedicine covers the variety of telehealth services offered across different medical specialties, including those that are leading the way in telemedicine (such as pain management and urgent care) to those which are rapidly developing (such as telerehabilitation).

This concise, focused reference covers the key information you need to know-from necessary equipment to the future of telehealth-with clear explanations of how you can best use telemedicine to provide timely, effective care to every patient. Provides an in-depth look at telemedicine across medical specialties written by experts in their own field. Covers telehealth in a wide range of medical areas including primary care, the ICU, psychiatry, dermatology, ophthalmology, rehabilitation, stroke, audiology, cariology, urgent care, dental care, and surgery. Includes chapters covering regulatory frameworks, setting up telehealth infrastructures, and remote patient monitoring. Discusses key provider considerations such as safety, emergency escalation, and more. Addresses current telehealth issues and the future of telehealth.