Affiliation:
1. Central Michigan University, USA
Abstract
Historically, the most common and familiar form of telemedicine, hospital-based telemedicine, has been a form of health information evolving over the past decades, as early as the 1950s. The most basic form of telehealth came in the form of a telephone call to reduce the number of office visits in 1879, and in the form of technology as we know it today in the form of an app on a smartphone. From wired messages to radio, to phones, to closed-circuit televisions, to smartphones, the need for telemedicine has never been more necessary than during pandemic times. As the author looks at the efficiency of telemedicine and the extent of outreach involved during pandemic times, this chapter discusses the evolution of telemedicine, the concept, and how it impacts the future of healthcare.
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