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?

Patient care (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the legal issues affecting telehealth?

Insurance reimbursement (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of telehealth?

To provide access to healthcare services at a distance (C) 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?

Telenursing (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary method of delivering telehealth services?

Teleconferences and videoconferences (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used interchangeably with e-care?

E-health (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Telephone consults (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a result of the development of telehealth services?

New areas of specialization within healthcare (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is an additional mechanism used to deliver telehealth services?

Remote monitoring (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Medicaid reimbursement is at the discretion of states (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

To eliminate the need for licensure in multiple states (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a major growth area in telehealth services?

Homecare (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common use of telenursing?

Follow-up calls (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for establishing telehealth services?

Part of the organization's strategic plan, development of a telehealth plan, and building infrastructure (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a concern in telehealth services related to privacy?

Security of patient data (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

A decline in interest in telehealth (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

It laid the technical groundwork for telehealth (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Australia (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

The need to improve patient safety (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of telehealth in sparsely populated areas?

It reduces the time and cost of travel for patients (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

By reducing the time spent on travel by healthcare providers (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is an additional benefit of telehealth?

It provides access to electronic resources (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Clients remain in the same healthcare system (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of telehealth in marketing?

It serves as a marketing tool to attract new patients (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

It limited telecommunication charges for rural providers (D) Signup and view all the answers