TeleMedicine: Healthcare Software (Past, Present, Future)
Telemedicine and HealthTech solutions are rapidly becoming alternatives to the traditional hospital and healthcare industry. We, at CodeRiders, also noticed this big shift as well due to the growing requests for software solutions, especially from HealthTech companies.
Telemedicine and HealthTech software solutions cut off people's time spent in the hospital and laboratories, improve the lives of people who have disabilities, and finally guarantee that we'll all get medical treatment despite any circumstances. We learned about this a hard way especially in 2020.
If you’re a provider in The Healthcare and Wellness Industry and are looking for digital solutions to give a boost to your services, check this article.
In this article, we'll talk about:
- The term, “Telemedicine”
- The evolution of telemedicine
- Software solutions in the Healthcare Industry and the impact of COVID-19
WHAT IS TELEMEDICINE
The history of telemedicine dates back to 1970s. Over the years more software solutions have been implemented in the industry. Today over 90% of state and private healthcare establishments are developing or have already developed healthcare software solutions.
Telemedicine is defined according to the WHO (World Health Organization) as:
“The delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers, all in the interests of advancing the health of individuals and their communities”.
According to the same source, telemedicine is among the crucial software services that strengthen The Health System Response to COVID-19 policy. Thus within the optimizing service delivery action, telemedicine should be one of the alternative models for clinical services and clinical decision support.
Telemedicine helps people:
- Make healthcare accessible to rural or isolated communities
- Make medical services more available for people who lack time, have limited mobility or transportation issues
- Get easy access to medical professionals
- Improve communication and monitoring between healthcare professionals and patient
Telemedicine providers get the following benefits:
- Use of electronic medical records
- Use of AL diagnosis and medical streaming devices which make patients’ diagnosis and treatments easier
- Possibility to communicate with the patients in real-time remotely and adjust treatment plans if necessary.
Currently, almost every country in the world releases state official COVID-19 app, which is easily installed on smartphones and gives updated information on the current situation, provides online tests, declaration forms to fill-in before leaving the house, etc.
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