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(Medical-NewsWire.com, July 12, 2013 ) San Francisco, CA -- Nationwide, the overall average time spent waiting in a doctor’s office is 23 minutes. After visiting the doctor six times, patients have spent two hours of their life waiting to see a doctor. However, the average time a doctor spends with his patient is only 13 minutes.
Now, the technology of Telemedicine allows patients to communicate with their doctors virtually. Telemedicine, or “e-health and “telehealth” uses telecommunication and information technologies to provide clinical health care from a distance. Recent developments in telehealth technologies enables remote health care professionals to view, discuss and assess a patient's concern just as if they were in the same room using video and voice technologies.
Telemedicine eliminates distance and waiting barriers that cause people not to visit doctors when they should be seen. The technology can also improve access to medical services that aren’t readily available in certain areas and in rural communities. Telemedicine can also save lives in critical care by allowing doctors to be able to tell if patients should go to the emergency room in certain situations.
There are three main categories of e-health. The first is called store-and-forward, in which medical data is acquired and then sent to a physician to look over. Remote monitoring allows medical professionals to monitor a patient’s symptoms and vitals remotely using various technological devices. Lastly, Interactive services enable patients and doctors to interact via phone conversations, online communications and home visits.
According to the American Telemedicine Association, telehealth is expected to double within the next two years in the United States alone. Broadbandexpanded.com reported that the market for wireless home-based healthcare is valued at $304 million dollars and is expected to grow over the next five years and turn into a $4.4 billion industry.
Between October and November of 2012, 180 IT professionals responded to the HIMSS MoBile Technology Survey. 9 percent of participants said they receive text or email alerts about health or medical issues they have. 31 percent said they used their phone to look up health information. Clinicians are also diving into the app world using their phones and mobile devices for apps and Health Information Technology to help engage in direct patient care. 38 percent of doctors use bar code readers on mobile devices, and 34 percent monitor data from a medical device.
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