Definition of telemedicine
: medical care provided remotely to a patient in a separate location using two-way voice and visual communication (as by computer or cell phone)
Telemedicine is increasingly used for disease monitoring and management of chronic medical and mental disorders …— Kurt Kroenke Even if no other good for health care emerges from the coronavirus crisis, one development—the incorporation of telemedicine into routine medical care—promises to be transformative.— Jane E. Brody For patients, telemedicine apps are a cheap, easy alternative to nonemergency consultations …— Alexandra Sifferlin
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The first known use of telemedicine was in 1968
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