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1. What are the different types of telemedicine?

 Live video-conferencing Telemedicine Or Real-time telemedicine
 Store-and-forward or asynchronous Telemedicine
 Remote patient monitoring (RPM)
 Mobile health or mHealth Telemedicine

2. What are the different applications of telemedicine?

Store-and-forward/asynchronous applications
• Asynchronous telemedicine solutions, commonly referred to as store-and-forward
telemedicine, enable providers to easily store and share patient medical data with other
providers and practices.
Examples of store-and-forward applications:
• Teleradiology solutions that send patient X-rays to another radiologist
• Teledermatology solutions that send patient photos for remote diagnosis
• Telepsychiatry solutions that enable remote behavioral health treatment

Real-time telehealth applications

• Synchronous telemedicine exists as well. It is also known as real-time telehealth and it
facilitates real-time communication between physician and patient. Generally, real-time
telehealth solutions take the form of audio and video communication and replace in-
person visits. 
Examples of real-time telemedicine:
• Live video and audio conferencing
• Emergency virtual consultations
• Remote follow-up visits
Remote patient monitoring (RPM), also referred to as telemonitoring, allows providers to track
and monitor their patients with chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, etc.). RPM
solutions equip remote caregivers with vital patient data such as blood sugar or blood
pressure levels so that they can review such data in nearly real time and get notified if a
measurement is abnormal. RPM solutions makes it possible for chronically ill, at-risk or
recovery patients to stay at home instead of being confined to a hospital or clinic.

3. Define Telemedicine? Give example.

 Telemedicine is the remote delivery of healthcare services, such as health
assessments or consultations, over the telecommunications infrastructure. It
allows healthcare providers to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients using common
technology, such as videoconferencing and smartphones, without the need for an
in-person visit.
 These technologies allow communications between patient and medical staff with
both convenience as well as the transmission of medical, imaging and health
informatics data from one site to another.
 It is also used to save lives in critical care and emergency situations.

Examples
What are the different organs of telemedicine?
Types of Telemedicine
Telemedicine is the use of medical information shared from one site to another using electronic
communications to improve patient’s clinical health status.

Live video-conferencing Telemedicine Or Real-time telemedicine

Also known as synchronous video, live video-conferencing is a live, two-way interaction
between a person and a healthcare provider using audiovisual telecommunications technology.

Store-and-forward or asynchronous Telemedicine

Store-and-forward is involves acquiring medical data (like medical images, biosignals etc.) and
then transmitting this data to a doctor or medical specialist at a convenient time for assessment
offline. It does not require the presence of both parties at the same time.

Remote patient monitoring (RPM)

RPM is the collection of personal health and medical data from a patient or resident in one
location that is then transferred electronically to a nurse, caregiver, or physician in a different
location for monitoring purposes.

What are the different applications of telemedicine?

 What are the different applications of telemedicine?.

What are the recent advancement in the field of telemedicine?

Recent Advances
 The first randomised controlled trial of home telenursing showed evidence of its cost
effectiveness
 Electronic referrals are a cheaper and more efficient way to handle outpatients
 General practitioner teleconsulting may be cheaper than traditional consulting in some
circumstances
 Decision support over video links for nurse practitioners dealing with minor injuries is
shown to be effective and safe
 Call centres and online health meet a demand from the public, but are unlikely to be
cheaper for the NHS.

What is ANT and its Application in the field of telemedicine?