Motives behind telehealth - do we need more evidence?
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Motives behind telehealth - do we need more evidence?
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There has been a lot of interest in telehealth in recent years. It can help people manage their conditions at home, by prompting them to take blood pressure and being a way of giving a quick consult o
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Motives behind telehealth - do we need more evidence?
posted at 20/1/2012 11:41 AM GMT
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There has been a lot of interest in telehealth in recent years. It can help people manage their conditions at home, by prompting them to take blood pressure and being a way of giving a quick consult on dermatological conditions, for example. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/18/us-video-dermatologists-idUSTRE80H25U20120118 However, do we need more evidence to prove that it will work in the long run? Should we be wary of corporate companies providing these solutions -what are their motives? Is telehealth a way for governments to devolve responsibility for the care of patients? Or is it a good way to get the patient involved in the management of their care? |
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Re: Motives behind telehealth - do we need more evidence?
posted at 20/1/2012 11:53 AM GMT
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Definitely need more research on this. Much as I hate the idea of losing face-to-face contact with my patients in general as a pscyhiatrist, telemedicine has such exciting prospects in terms of getting more people to have the opportunity in the first place to see (via video links) and speak to specialists, and in terms of cost efficiency in this difficult economic climate. |
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Re: Motives behind telehealth - do we need more evidence?
posted at 22/1/2012 12:20 AM GMT
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Yes we need more evidence of the benefits and risks of tele health . Lots of money being spent in the hope that it will reduce Hospital admissions. I bought a sphygmomanometer recently. It is very clever it will allow EVERY BP measurement to be sent to lots of e mail addresses. So when Mr or Mrs Smith checks his or her BP the GP or Hospital Doctor gets an email. Talk about sorting out the wheat from the chaff! Poor future Doctors risk metaphorically drowning in a sea of excess information. Definite down side to tele health. Cost, information overload, and increasing patient anxieties. |
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Re: Motives behind telehealth - do we need more evidence?
posted at 22/1/2012 6:59 PM GMT
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Telehealth like any aspect of Net Science, or Cyberlife needs to be tempered with Old fashioned wisdom. We need to remain rooted in the basics. I use the internet for one thing only Research and Education, and although I watch tons of Medical Podcasts, CBRNE Webcasts, Movies on Bioterror Risks, etc, I always remain rooted in good old fashioned Books as my Go To item of choice. Todays youth are too rooted in cyberlife to remember the good old days of encyclopedias. Telehealth is good, but sometimes slowing down, and digesting the information is the best avenue. DuaneF |
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