Emerging Technologies for Health and Medicine

CHAPTER 12ANALYSIS OF TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES

VIKRAM PURI¹, JOLANDA G TROMP¹, NOELL C.L. LEROY², CHUNG LE VAN¹, NHU GIA NGUYEN¹,

¹ Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam

² State university of Newyork, Oswego, USA

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Abstract

Telemedicine, the use of novel combinations of Telecommunication technology and Information technology to provide clinical healthcare from a distance, is a promising new technology to overcome distance barriers and to improve access to medical services to geographically distant rural communities. Considering that more than half of the global rural population is excluded from healthcare, telemedicine applications offer a beneficial approach to improve the opportunity for timely healthcare, reduce the chances of disease developing further, and reduce the cost of consultations, thereby making healthcare more accessible for all. With the spreading adoption of telemedicine technology solutions, better outcomes for health and recovery from sickness can be expected. Telemedicine is therefore ultimately beneficial for rural or unreachable places where distance is still a barrier for access to the Health Services. Telemedicine technologies can be categorized based on usage. This chapter describes the latest research and current market developments regarding these technologies. Additionally, this chapter highlights the latest, state-of-the-art ...