Telehealth History and Development
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What is the primary purpose of telehealth?

  • To provide medical services to remote locations (correct)
  • To reduce the cost of healthcare services
  • To replace traditional healthcare services
  • To exchange medical information between healthcare providers
  • What is another term for telehealth?

  • Telemedicine (correct)
  • Telecare
  • M-health
  • E-health
  • What is the main technology needed to sustain telehealth?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Virtual reality
  • Robotics
  • Telecommunication technologies (correct)
  • What is the focus of telenursing applications?

    <p>Patient care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the legal issues affecting telehealth?

    <p>Insurance reimbursement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate goal of telehealth?

    <p>To provide access to healthcare services at a distance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the use of computer technology and telecommunications for the delivery of nursing care?

    <p>Telenursing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary method of delivering telehealth services?

    <p>Teleconferences and videoconferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used interchangeably with e-care?

    <p>E-health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the historical origin of telehealth services in the U.S.?

    <p>Telephone consults</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a result of the development of telehealth services?

    <p>New areas of specialization within healthcare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an additional mechanism used to deliver telehealth services?

    <p>Remote monitoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common issue related to reimbursement in telehealth services?

    <p>Medicaid reimbursement is at the discretion of states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)?

    <p>To eliminate the need for licensure in multiple states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major growth area in telehealth services?

    <p>Homecare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common use of telenursing?

    <p>Follow-up calls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary for establishing telehealth services?

    <p>Part of the organization's strategic plan, development of a telehealth plan, and building infrastructure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a concern in telehealth services related to privacy?

    <p>Security of patient data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the decrease in funding during the 1980s for government−sponsored efforts in telehealth?

    <p>A decline in interest in telehealth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the 1991 Rural Development Act in telehealth?

    <p>It laid the technical groundwork for telehealth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following countries is a leader in the use of telehealth?

    <p>Australia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the driving forces behind the development of telehealth?

    <p>The need to improve patient safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of telehealth in sparsely populated areas?

    <p>It reduces the time and cost of travel for patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the ways in which telehealth can lead to cost savings?

    <p>By reducing the time spent on travel by healthcare providers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an additional benefit of telehealth?

    <p>It provides access to electronic resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of the centralized health records in telehealth?

    <p>Clients remain in the same healthcare system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of telehealth in marketing?

    <p>It serves as a marketing tool to attract new patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the Snowe-Rockefeller Amendment in telehealth?

    <p>It limited telecommunication charges for rural providers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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