What The Telemedicine Revolution Means For Your Future
Sleep trackers, heart rate monitors, and other IoT devices support post-pandemic remote healthcare solutions.
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a new normal in healthcare. We are moving from reactive to proactive healthcare in order to prevent the spread of future outbreaks. This is happening in many ways but an immediate change is a shift to telemedicine. Not only will telemedicine help prevent the spread of the current virus but it will also support new levels of personal wellness.
What is telemedicine?
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services telehealth is defined as,
“the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration.”
In simple terms, telemedicine is remote care provided by doctors to their patients. In recent years, this has been conducted using primarily through web-based communications. Moving forward, telemedicine will…