Interesting facts about telemedicine

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WHAT IS

TELEMEDICINE ? Telemedicine is the practice of healthcare services using technology to deliver care at a distance. A doctor in one location uses telecommunication methods to provide aid and assistance to a patient at a different location.


DID YOU KNOW THE HISTORICAL FACTS OF

TELEMEDICINE SERVICES?


FACT 1 THE FIRST REFERENCES WERE SEEN IN 1940'S PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE THEY USED TO SEND RADIOLOGY IMAGES BETWEEN TWO TOWNSHIPS UTILIZING TELEPHONIC LINES.


FACT 2 A DECADE LATER, A CANADIAN DOCTOR BUILT A TELERADIOLOGY DEVICE USED IN THE MONTREAL VICINITY AND AROUND THERE.


FACT 3

THE FIRST GROUP TO START VIDEO CALL SERVICES WERE SOME CLINICAL DOCTORS AT NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY. AFTER THIS IMPACTFUL CHANGE, THE UNIVERSITY SET UP A TWO-WAY TELEVISION SYSTEM TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN 1959.


FACT 4 IN 1967, THEY COLLABORATED WITH A FIRE DEPARTMENT TO TRANSMIT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RHYTHMS OVER THE RADIO TO JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DURING AN EMERGENCY CRISIS.


CURRENTLY, REMOTE DELIVERY HEALTHCARE SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO MANY RURAL AREAS WITHOUT DIRECT ACCESS TO A LOCAL PHYSICIAN, WHICH WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF NEBRASKA'S RESEARCH.


BENEFITS

EASY ACCESSIBILITY

SAFETY AND HYGIENE

TIME-SAVING

COST-EFFECTIVE


WHY CHOOSE

TELEMEDICINE APP DEVELOPMENT THE MAJOR REASON TO CHOOSE TELEMEDICINE APP DEVELOPMENT IS THAT IT'S A BOOMING INDUSTRY ESTIMATED TO BE 55.5 BILLION USD IN 2020. IT IS EXPECTED TO GROW BY 22.4% BY THE YEAR 2028. SO, SWITCHING YOUR PRACTICES ONLINE ON A BROADER PLATFORM WILL BENEFIT YOU IN BUSINESS GROWTH AND SERVICE EXPANSION.


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