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Television conferences, smartphones, and other wireless devices, and wearables being able to provide on-the-demand healthcare have recently brought about a major advancements in medical field using “Telemedicine”. A “Telemedicine” term is used to describe healthcare and treatment facility via electronic devices. Electronic or satellite technologies are used for the delivery of clinical services that are not close to where patients are located.

Physicians use it for primary consultations, for early detection, for the development of disease, and for educating their colleagues, and as a tool for remote monitoring. While some uses, like robotic surgery, tele-surgery, allow them to operate at a quicker pace with high-resolution data feedback, these do not require the doctor and patient to be in the same location; others like ultrasonography allow for the use of wider applications like fast-molecular imaging/live motion, still apply the principle of real-time feedback.

Clinicians deliver highly personalized treatment plans as well as helping to keep patients out of the hospital. Prior to this most healthcare organizations had used analytical techniques such as demographics, maps, databases, and graphical presentations in conjunction with predictive analytics to investigate issues related to healthcare delivery system growth and geographical issues. Additionally, by making early judgments on how the patient will respond to changes in his or her condition, this helps clinicians predict acute illnesses before they become worse.

By keeping patients away from hospitals, telemedicine helps greatly and reduces the cost while improving service quality. Patients don’t have to wait in line and doctors don’t make time wasting in line or dealing with unnecessary paperwork a priority. Telemedicine particularly improves access to care, since monitoring of patients’ physical conditions is now possible no matter where they are, at any time.