Group of multiple specialists and other non-MD health providers who work together to meet the needs of patients, especially those with complex conditions.
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Telemedicine: A Bridge to Unprivileged Populations
Luis F. Herrera (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Belinda del Carmen Carrion (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Andrea Figueroa (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Jesseyfer Guzmán (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Salma Helena Armendariz de la Fuente (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Jesus Garcia (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), and Maria J. Muñoz (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico)
Copyright: © 2022
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8783-6.ch001
Abstract
Using telemedicine systems, physicians around the world have been able to provide health access to their own communities and others abroad. Telemedicine is still a developing field in the health sciences, but much progress has been made with the advent of new communication technologies. Today, telemedicine offers an alternative to traditional physician consultations, especially for those patients with different needs. Patients with mobility issues, low socioeconomic standing, and far away from big cities have seen benefits from this form of patient care. Not only has telemedicine been able to just bridge these gaps, but it has also provided a new way for the international community of health practitioners to cooperate and aid areas in need of specialized care in the developing world. New cooperation programs between developed and developing countries have been developed to bring specialist knowledge to areas that otherwise would not have access to it. Telemedicine is a way to take care of patients in this technological area and perhaps will become the new standard of care.