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  • noun Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology.

Etymologies

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tele- +‎ health

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Examples

  • Remote patient monitoring, also known as telehealth, is one area where Authentidate stands to capitalize due to its unique and superior product solution.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • Remote patient monitoring, also known as telehealth, is one area where Authentidate stands to capitalize due to its unique and superior product solution.

    Hardware Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009

  • The services are the next step in "telehealth," or the delivery of health care through the telephone, Web or other telecommunications technologies.

    Cough, Cough. Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? 2009

  • Interactive MD is the latest player in the growing market of so-called "telehealth," in which doctors can diagnose, treat and monitor patients over the Internet or via telephone.

    EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News rss@emsresponder.com 2010

  • Health and social care - through developing "telehealth" initiatives, improving commissioning and procurement across children's and adult's services and pooling training

    BBC News - Home 2010

  • A key portion of rural outreach - which shows promise for use with Veterans across the country - is VA's innovative "telehealth" program.

    Veterans Today 2010

  • Various "telehealth" services -- allowing consumers access to health care via telephone,

    unknown title 2009

  • The services are the next step in "telehealth," or the delivery of health care through the telephone, Web or other telecommunications technologies.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2009

  • Primary care trusts are actively looking at new technologies such as telehealth, and the ways these can be implemented on the ground.

    E-Health Primary Care 2009

  • Dr. Jim Bush, a former colleague of Hageseth's who commonly referred patients to him while working at Poudre Valley Hospital for 25 years, said licensed doctors commonly prescribe drugs across state lines, and Hageseth's conviction jeopardizes "telehealth" practices.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2009

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