Alessandra Bongiovanni- Module 6
Telemedicine helping ill patients across the north
CBC
As we know telemedicine is rapidly growing across the world and not just in the United States. This article was chosen because this type of technology allows sick individuals suffering from cancer that live in rural or remote areas to still receive care. With this patients connect to a video network that allows for teleconferncing between them and the doctor. Another aspect of telemedicine project that is being launched is where nurses and patients meet and the visit is videotaped. Afterwards, the doctor reviews this tape and from this provides the patient with the plan of care.
This article provides a review on the latest projects that launching in telemedicine. It addresses the problem of how patients have less access to medicine depending on where they live, but new ways of communicating they can still receive more care then none at all. With this more patients will be declining care based on where they live.
As expressed in the article 50,000 people accessed medical care through the Ontario Telemedicine Network and I believe can be even higher here in the United States. As with any part of the world, there are areas here that remote away from healthcare facilities and doctors offices so be able to communicate to a physician using teleconferencing can save individuals the time and discouragement to travel for a routine appointment.
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