The use of Telehealth and digital health is a game changer for access in rural communities. However we need to intergrate this modality within rural health services so that it adds value and doesn’t replace rural workforce because it is the easier path
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Telehealth needs to be
Telehealth needs to be defined - if it is a truely beneficial tool it must be used as part of a totally integrated EHR including patient Portal therefore allowing everyone access seamlessly to critical data diagnostics, medications, previous care recommendations, social setting etc. A clinician cannot operate in a vacumn Telehealth is images, video conferencing and reviewing and adding to the patient EHR in real time
Telehealth needs to be
Telehealth needs to be defined - if it is a truely beneficial tool it must be used as part of a totally integrated EHR including patient Portal therefore allowing everyone access seamlessly to critical data diagnostics, medications, previous care recommendations, social setting etc. A clinician cannot operate in a vacumn Telehealth is images, video conferencing and reviewing and adding to the patient EHR in real time