Telehealth and Global Perspectives

Question 1

Telehealth

Answer 1

remote healthcare that does not always include clinical services, i.e. example in the CHF simulation

Question 2

Telemedicine

Answer 2

use of medical information exchange from one site to another via electronic communications to improve patient’s health care status - i.e. CCUs

Question 3

Current Uses

Answer 3

Clinical

• Transmitting images, data for assessment or diagnosis
• Disease prevention
• Health advice

Non-clinical

• Distance education
• Administrative meetings
• Research

Question 4

Describe the differences between community health services in different countries and the U.S.

Answer 4

Other areas focus on the communities when resources are tight, i.e. community clinic level care done by nurses

US doesn’t do community health well

Question 5

Differentiate how policymakers define community health at different levels

Answer 5

Supply chain management, facilities management, financing, health workforce

Question 6

Describe how “global” becomes “local” in community health

Answer 6

In the world, physicians are less likely to be the only form of HCP, mostly nurses and community health workers. Outcomes tend to improve with more health care providers present.