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PATIENT CONSULTATIONS
Doctors interact with patients through audio, video and medical data during consultations. This can be a preliminary evaluation to determine if a case needs to be physically displaced for further medical services. The consultation may be enough for the doctor to order tests and other diagnostic data to treat a patient.
REFERRAL SERVICES
A specialist assists a general practitioner in rendering a diagnosis. It may be a patient "seeing" a specialist in real time remotely and diagnostic images and data distributed through video to a specialist. When there is limited bandwidth, the review of patient data by a specialist can be performed during off-peak hours. In a collaborative environment, the review and sharing of ideas about the case is done in real time. Major specialty areas include: Radiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, mental health, cardiology and pathology.
REAL TIME COLLABORATIVE SURGERY
Collaborative Surgery is now possible for specialist to perform a case. Remote expertise can provide support and feedback to surgery time in real time through a cutting edge teleconference. We look forward to breakthrough of specialists remotely manipulating robotic arms to perform surgery.
REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING
Patient monitoring continues to evolve with new technological advances. There are software systems and devices to monitor blood glucose or heart ECG or a variety of indicators for homebound patients. Such services can be used to supplement the use of visiting medical staff.
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Medical Education provides continuing medical education for health professionals and special medical education seminars for targeted users in remote locations.
CONSUMER MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATION
On-line patient information is available through secured links. Patients can communicate with their physicians if it is not necessary for an office visit. There are also discussion support groups for patients that need to talk with other patient.
SHARED HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Facilities are able to share health information systems (HIS) for patient care services. The use of a centrally located shared but autonomous database provides patient care information management tools. Tools include physician dictionaries, patient demographic information, ordering and result tools, billing and reporting tools.
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