Week 8 Discussion Response to Danielle
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Introduction: Advances in Telehealth: Telehealth and Virtual Medicine
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Telehealth and Virtual Medicine
Hi Danielle, I agree with your discussion post regarding the role of telehealth and virtual
medicine in collaborating care teams during the COVID-19 pandemic and the pertinent merits
and disadvantages of virtual healthcare delivery. I can add that the COVID-19 pandemic
necessitated prompt reactive measures to be put in place to prevent person-to-person spread of
the COVID-19 virus (Holcapek et al., 2023). On this note, Telehealth and virtual medicine were
identified as effective approaches for steering a continuum of timely, safe, and quality person-
centered healthcare. The context was through the conveying of accurate, valid, and consistent
healthcare electronic data that incorporates trending healthcare technologies for remote care
delivery (Holcapek et al., 2023). As a result, there was a reduced need for person-to-person
contact between multidisciplinary collaborating healthcare teams and individual patients, their
family members, and the general population.
I can also add that an advantage of virtual healthcare delivery is the facilitated aptitude
for cost-effective, safe, and quality person-centered healthcare. The context is through the
elimination of the need for physical care delivery through the integration of various forms of
trending healthcare technologies such as video conferencing (Gajarawala & Pelkowski, 2021).
Another advantage is the improved chances for steering preventive care by continuously and
consistently involving individuals and populations in their wellness and well-being. A possible
disadvantage of virtual healthcare is an increasing concern regarding the protection of patients'
healthcare Big Data security, privacy, and confidentiality (Gajarawala & Pelkowski, 2021). The
context is generated by increased threats through aspects such as hacking and data breaches for
healthcare Big Data within the healthcare industry.
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References
Gajarawala , S. N., & Pelkowski , J. N. (2021). Telehealth Benefits and Barriers.
The Journal for
Nurse Practitioners
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(2), 218–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.09.013
Holcapek , T., Solc , M., & Sustek , P. (2023). Telemedicine and the standard of care: a call for a
new approach?
Frontiers in Public Health
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(2023).
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1184971
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