Understanding Telehealth

Author: Karen Schulder Rheuban Edition: 1 ISBN: 1259837408 Number Of Pages: 336 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical Details: The first complete guide to the rapidly expanding field of telehealth  From email to videoconferencing, telehealth puts real-time healthcare solutions at patients’ and clinicians’ fingertips. Every year, the field continues to evolve, enhancing access to healthcare, supporting clinicians, and improving the patient experience. However, since telehealth is in its infancy, no text has offered a comprehensive, definitive survey of this up-and-coming field―until now.  Written by past presidents of the American Telemedicine Association, Understanding Telehealth explains how clinical applications leveraging telehealth technology are optimizing healthcare delivery. In addition, this timely resource examines the bedrock principles of telehealth and highlights the safety standards involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients through digital communications. Lo