Telemedicine has changed healthcare delivery dynamics in the interest of extending health services to all individuals and eliminating time and distance barriers.
Telemedicine is delivering healthcare services to the remotest locations with the use of information and communication technologies. It is exchanging medical information amongst physicians and patients in remote locations with the help of technologies like Local Area Networks, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal), Virtual Private Networks.
Telemedicine has changed healthcare delivery dynamics in the interest of extending health services to all individuals and eliminating time and distance barriers.
Telemedicine works over two types of technology concepts
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Real time/two-way interactive technology