Definition of telemedicine
:the practice of medicine when the doctor and patient are widely separated using two-way voice and visual communication (as by satellite or computer)
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The company is sort of an offshoot of telemedicine—just one that's more focused on the employer, rather than consumer, side.
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The vPICU connects with other medical institutions and research facilities to populate databases and extend telemedicine networks across the globe.
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With premiums rising and consumers more actively managing their care, the telemedicine market seems poised for growth.
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If the doctor wants a consult with a specialist, a portable telemedicine station can beam close-ups of a rash or inflamed ear to a specialist at another St. Vincent Hospital.
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By combining drones and telemedicine, a doctor miles away could instruct a layman at the scene in how to provide rudimentary but perhaps lifesaving medical care.
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But on Mars, delays in communication of up to 20 minutes each way would make telemedicine challenging and even impossible.
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This is when telemedicine, the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients through communications technology, came in handy.
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Electronic records, telemedicine and video conference can reach patients with transportation problems, Bulger says, adding that ride-sharing services can help, too.
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First Known Use of telemedicine
1968
Medical Dictionary
telemedicine
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noun
tele·med·i·cine
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medical Definition of telemedicine
:the practice of medicine when the doctor and patient are widely separated using two-way voice and visual communication (as by satellite, computer, or closed-circuit television)
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