The Evolution and Transformation of Telemedicine

Shirzadfar, Hamidreza; Lotfi, Fatemeh

doi:10.15406/ijbsbe.2017.03.00070

Cited by 18 publications

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“…More recently, long-distance mailing was useful to inform about news regarding the health condition of a patient or group. The telegraph and telephone gradually replaced it [5]. Nowadays, multiple technologies allow physicians to approach patients located at long distances by remote options or through calls using phone devices for interactive clinical consultations [6] or using data networks for real-time consultation complemented with storage and accessibility options [5].…”

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Teleconsultation Apps in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Guayaquil City, Ecuador

Perez-Noboa

Soledispa-Carrasco

Padilla

et al. 2021

IEEE Eng. Manag. Rev.

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The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected a large part of the worldwide population, causing more than a million deaths between the end of 2019 until now. Technological development and digital tools arise to carry out activities remotely, either for monitoring or diagnosis. Medical teleconsultation activities are not new, but due to the pandemic situation that the COVID-19 originated, it has become a popular option to avoid going to consultations physically due to the risk of contagion. This article presents an analysis of different teleconsultation services implemented during the spread of the COVID-19 in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, as a case study. The methodology includes a performance assessment of the teleconsultation apps used during the critical periods of the pandemic. We detailed the fundamental stages deemed to verify that the fulfillment and knowledge about telemedicine in this city are not extensive enough in terms of remote health benefits. Throughout this study, we evidenced that the population is not prepared to manage remote-care systems due to the low use of technology and the lack of support from public or private agencies for providing technological development for medical services that satisfy the needs of the inhabitants.

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Teleconsultation Apps in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Guayaquil City, Ecuador

Perez-Noboa

Soledispa-Carrasco

Padilla

et al. 2021

IEEE Eng. Manag. Rev.

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“…This brought a huge change in how health care has been rendered. This merger gave birth to telehealth services worldwide [2,3]. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) states that, "Telehealth is the use of telecommunication technologies to deliver health-related services and information that support patient care, administrative activities, and health education" Dentistry in recent decade have seen unfurling changes in the field of telehealth which called itself teledentistry [1,4].…”

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Teledentistry and Advancements in Traditional Dental Care

Jha

Mandal

Jnaneswar

et al. 2021

JPRI

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Health care affordability, accessibility, availability, and quality have long been a major concern for humanity. Telemedicine has emerged as a new promise for alleviating health care constraints. It is the use of tele-communications and information technology for consultations, education, and public awareness, with the goal of improving patient care and time management. Teledentistry is a form of telemedicine that is used in the field of dentistry. It is beneficial in improving services to underserved people, such as those in rural or less developed areas. The recent spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its associated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused widespread public health concerns However, due to restrictions in movement, it was difficult for the patients to visit the clinics for routine check-ups. This was overcome by the advent of INTERNET OF DENTAL THINGS (IODT) which has a major impact on and have tremendously transformed teledentistry. Dental health app platforms using AI have made teledentistry more accessible and user-friendly. The advent of sensor and camera technologies has opened up new possibilities and breakthroughs. Furthermore, teledentistry can be a beneficial tool for peer education, consultations, and ensuring proper referral channelizing.

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“…Telemedicine is a form of remote medical practice using information and communication technologies. It is also an important vector for improving access to health care, particularly in underprivileged areas [1][2][3]. Telemedicine is even presented as a necessity of law and which makes law, in the first sense.…”

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Gain Enhancement of Microstrip Patch Antenna and Array Antenna Using Different Metamaterial Structures for Telemedicine Applications

Shirvani¹,

Shirzadfar²

2020

J. Nano- Electron. Phys.

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Telemedicine is a form of remote medical practice using information and communication technologies which facilitates distance mediation between the patient and the medical staff. In rural or remote areas where many of the specialized medical services required by the community do not reach, telemedicine can be a viable and reliable alternative to facilitate access to these services as the use of telemedicine technology leads to higher levels of health care and treatment. As in telemedicine systems antennas have an important role, we focus on the optimal design of used antennas to achieve better results. The role of an antenna is to convert the electrical energy of a signal into electromagnetic energy, or conversely to convert electromagnetic energy into electrical energy. A transmitting antenna is a device that transmits energy between an emitter and the free space where this energy will propagate. The rapid development of wireless communication systems has led to numerous improvements in telecommunication antennas and systems to meet the needs of telemedicine applications. The microstrip patch antenna is a planar antenna that has received a lot of attention due to its flat geometry. These types of antennas are very popular among designers and are used in many applications. This paper presents an improved patch antenna and array antenna with microstrip feed line using three kinds of metamaterial (MTM) structures that can be very useful in telemedicine systems. A metamaterial is an artificial composite material with unnatural electromagnetic properties. Different structures are considered and analyzed to reach a good performance antenna. Proposed structures increase the gain of antennas which are used in telemedicine systems. The structures of the mushroom-like electromagnetic band gap (EBG), the one layer and two-layer woodpile EBG in straight and curved forms have been discussed and analyzed. The operating frequency is 2.45 GHz for telemedicine applications. The simulation process has been done through High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) software and the results are compared.

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The Evolution and Transformation of Telemedicine

Cited by 18 publications

References 9 publications

Teleconsultation Apps in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Guayaquil City, Ecuador

Teleconsultation Apps in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Guayaquil City, Ecuador

Teledentistry and Advancements in Traditional Dental Care

Gain Enhancement of Microstrip Patch Antenna and Array Antenna Using Different Metamaterial Structures for Telemedicine Applications

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