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Thread 1: Will the increased use of telehealth technology be viewed as dehumanizing patient care or will it be viewed as a means to promote contact with health providers for consumers who are geographically isolated from face to face care. What resistance might be met and how can it be overcome?
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Evolving Trends in Telehealth
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Telehealth is a relatively new technology in the medical field that allows remote patient
and physician interaction through audio communication as well as the exchange of high
definition medical images through video teleconferencing units (LearnTelehealth.org, 2018).
Telehealth may be viewed being both dehumanizing and a health care improving facility in
different measures by different individuals depending on their perceived advantages or
limitations of this technology.
To start with, the technology comes along with the potential to ease treatment of several
diseases such as heart diseases, chronic ailments, stroke, and diabetes. Additionally, it promote
patients participation in online programs such as Cardiovascular Management Program
(Eastwood, 2018). Economically, patients are able to save money that they could have used to
travel to seek for medical help. They are also not forced to miss work or spend a lot of time ...