Telehealth technology has extended the arms of traditional health care delivery into homes, clinics, and other environments outside the bricks and mortar of hospitals. Will the increased use of these telehealth technology tools be viewed as “de-humanizing” patient care or will they be viewed as a means to promote more contact with healthcare providers and new ways for people to “stay connected” (as online disease support groups), thereby creating better long-term disease management and patient satisfaction?
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1. Telehealth technology has extended the arms of traditional
health care delivery into homes, clinics, and other environments
outside the bricks and mortar of hospitals. Will the increased
use of these telehealth technology tools be viewed as “de-
humanizing” patient care or will they be viewed as a means to
promote more contact with healthcare providers and new ways
for people to “stay connected” (as online disease support
groups), thereby creating better long-term disease management
and patient satisfaction?
