“The use of medical information exchanged from one site to another through the use of two-way video, email, smartphones and other forms of telecommunication technology,” was what was stated by the American Telemedicine Association. The use of telehealth has been significantly increased over the years due to the fact of its excessive and fascinating advertising therefore the issue now, is how effective and productive is Telehealth when it comes to prescribing medications? The overall interpretation of the so call “one on one” professional care leads many people to believe in that the invention of Telehealth is successful, but is it really? Well, the truth is it fails to perform an extremely important procedure regarding the inability to take
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to use their service, how many of them truly understand the rules and regulations set by other states. It’s hard to understand how a doctor form California could possibly assist someone living in a completely different state such as Texas, Florida or even Mississippi. Most would say it’s not a problem until the time and gas spent driving to the pharmacy leads to the lack of information necessary to actually receive the medication. These barriers are a huge aspect as to why telehealth and telemedicine should still be up for discussion. Could a doctor who knows a lot about drug dispensing know so much about the regulations to administer in another area? Doing this could possibly mean problematic issues when customers are currently receiving medications, but what about the advertising advantage telehealth services are using such as doctors partaking in telemedicine (the administration of drugs through telecommunications)? Well for further clarification, it is complicated to understand the reasons as to why telehealth services continue to advertise the right these doctors have in dispensing drugs. Not only does the policies and regulations change depending on states, but seems to invalidate the true concept of Telehealth. Telehealth was introduced to the United States in 2013 through an Act known as the “Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013.” The promotion of …show more content…
Today’s society not only depends on the time of availability but seems to believe that the fast pace visit of a doctor’s appointment is far more effective than a more beneficial, time-consuming visit. Providing consideration for this not only relies on the data displayed through these services but the amount of people who seem to be interested in becoming a user of Teladoc, American Well, or Doctor on Demand. Also, understanding that in some situations where the use of Telehealth is necessary, it is in areas where Telehealth is a true choice that it seems to be
to use their service, how many of them truly understand the rules and regulations set by other states. It’s hard to understand how a doctor form California could possibly assist someone living in a completely different state such as Texas, Florida or even Mississippi. Most would say it’s not a problem until the time and gas spent driving to the pharmacy leads to the lack of information necessary to actually receive the medication. These barriers are a huge aspect as to why telehealth and telemedicine should still be up for discussion. Could a doctor who knows a lot about drug dispensing know so much about the regulations to administer in another area? Doing this could possibly mean problematic issues when customers are currently receiving medications, but what about the advertising advantage telehealth services are using such as doctors partaking in telemedicine (the administration of drugs through telecommunications)? Well for further clarification, it is complicated to understand the reasons as to why telehealth services continue to advertise the right these doctors have in dispensing drugs. Not only does the policies and regulations change depending on states, but seems to invalidate the true concept of Telehealth. Telehealth was introduced to the United States in 2013 through an Act known as the “Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013.” The promotion of …show more content…
Today’s society not only depends on the time of availability but seems to believe that the fast pace visit of a doctor’s appointment is far more effective than a more beneficial, time-consuming visit. Providing consideration for this not only relies on the data displayed through these services but the amount of people who seem to be interested in becoming a user of Teladoc, American Well, or Doctor on Demand. Also, understanding that in some situations where the use of Telehealth is necessary, it is in areas where Telehealth is a true choice that it seems to be