telemedicine

noun

tele·​med·​i·​cine ˌte-lə-ˈme-də-sən How to pronounce telemedicine (audio)
-ˈmed-sən
: 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

Examples of telemedicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While veterans around Kayenta could access some help through existing telemedicine resources in the past, Baldwin said many Navajo prefer to interact in-person. The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024 Here’s a great example of that philosophy in practice: TM partners with several Stanford doctors to take telemedicine to some of the rural areas of the Philippines from which the company sources its teabag paper. Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Then, during the Covid-19 pandemic, trials had to incorporate more remote monitoring and telemedicine to track patients, shifts that have enabled researchers to keep up with patients during the war as well. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 22 Feb. 2024 The closest doctor who could see her within a month was in Littleton, and fortunately offered telemedicine, since Bishop’s gastrointestinal symptoms would have made driving there a challenge, Marcuse said. Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024 The shift towards online consultations, telemedicine, and virtual prescriptions has redefined affected person care. Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024 With the rise of telemedicine, patients are now presented with more user-friendly options to connect with healthcare providers. Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 The shield laws upend the usual telemedicine model, under which out-of-state health providers must be licensed in the states where patients are located. Pam Belluck, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Editor’s Note: Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez is a primary care pediatrician, director of pediatric telemedicine and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of telemedicine was in 1968

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“Telemedicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemedicine. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

telemedicine

noun
tele·​med·​i·​cine -ˈmed-ə-sən, -ˈmed-sən How to pronounce telemedicine (audio)
: medical care provided remotely to a patient in a separate location using two-way voice and visual communication (as by computer or cell phone)
telemedical adjective
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