What is Telehomecare

1.

Uses telecommunication and videoconferencing technologies to enable a health-care provider at a clinical site to communicate with patients in their homes (Demiris, 2004). Learn more in: Healthcare Training for the Greek Municipalities' Citizens in the Program of "Home Help" With the Medical Educational Websites

2.

The home delivery of healthcare services to patients using telecommunications technologies that capture patient clinical status measurements to enable and facilitate timely education, information dissemination, social, emotional and self-care support, as well care management by a healthcare professional at an external site or unscheduled home visits based on need. Messaging, voice, and/or video technologies may be employed. Learn more in: Chronic Condition Management Using Remote Monitoring and Telehomecare

3.

care visits which are based on video or the telephone, and more recently and preferably the Internet, enabling professionally supported consultation for patients and relatives over great distances. Learn more in: Ethical Conflicts Regarding Technical Assistance Systems for the Elderly