25 things to know about telemedicine

Becker's Healthcare July 1, 2015
Carrie Pallardy

Healthcare may have been accused of lagging in technology adoption in the past, but health IT has made significant strides in the past few years. One of the biggest trends to emerge from healthcare’s digital revolution is telemedicine.

Here are 25 things to know about the growing role telemedicine has to play in the healthcare industry.

Defining telemedicine

1. Telemedicine is two-way, real time interactivecommunicationbetween a patient and healthcare provider at a distant site. The communication is supported by, at minimum, audio and video equipment. Telemedicine has been cited as particularly helpful in rural areas, where access to healthcare and healthcare specialists can be difficult.
2. Originating sites for Medicare telemedicine services in CY 2015, as defined by HHS include:

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