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Telemedicine

Meaning in healthcare management, with examples

/ˌteləˈmedɪsən/nounCommon term

In healthcare management, telemedicine means: The use of video calls, phone calls and digital tools to give medical care and advice when the patient and the clinician are in different places.

In Turkish: tele tıp, uzaktan sağlık hizmeti

How it is used

Grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Telehealth' is often used as a wider term that also includes education and remote monitoring. Managers deal with the technology, payment rules and data protection for virtual consultations.

Example sentences

  1. About a fifth of our follow-up appointments now take place by telemedicine.

  2. Some insurers now pay the same rate for telemedicine consultations as for face-to-face visits.

Common collocations

  • telemedicine consultation
  • telemedicine service
  • virtual clinic
  • remote monitoring
  • outpatientA patient who visits a hospital or clinic for an appointment, test or treatment and goes home the same day without being admitted.
  • electronic health recordA digital version of a patient's health record that authorised staff can view and update, and that can often be shared between departments and providers.
  • reimbursementThe money that an insurer or public payer pays a hospital or doctor for care already given to a patient, according to agreed rules and prices.

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