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quiring in-person professional care at all contacts. The remote or virtual visit
made by skilled clinicians is only one approach to using a range of health tech-
nologies available today. More needs to be learned about what telehealth is, how
it works, and what aspects have been successful so that clinicians can plan to in-
corporate its use into routine clinical care.
TELEHEALTH CARE
Let us start with a basic definition of telehealth care. Keep in mind, however, that
telehealth is an emerging field, and definitions are subject to change and improve-
ment as technology evolves. The American Telemedicine Association (2010) pro-