Telemedicine — The Future of Healthcare
An industry overview and snapshot of the mHealth Market
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming essential in many industries and this is increasingly relevant within the field of personal health care — as well as medicine in general.
With technological developments, there is a significant potential to address many of the challenges that have historically been experienced domestically and globally in terms of the provision of safe, accessible, affordable, cost-effective, and convenient health care. The application of Telemedicine and Telehealth technologies are principle examples of how ICTs can be used to strengthen healthcare services by overcoming many of the barriers to healthcare (ex. geographical, technological, access, and cost) and provide quality diagnostics and treatment that improve patient well-being among all demographics — particularly traditionally disadvantaged groups and underserved communities.
Telemedicine (which includes fields such as: teleradiology, teledermatogy, telepathology, and…
