Telehealth is a service that is relatively new and growing. What occurs with telehealth?
A) Accessing clients via telephone or computer link
B) Supervising intensive care of clients
C) Increasing scheduled visits to the primary care provider
D) Minimizing risk of chronic problems
A
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The term telehealth refers to the ability to access a nurse or physician via telephone or computer audio/video link. Frequent contact with clients helps to increase medication compliance and helps healthcare providers recognize potential problems before they become acute problems. Thus, unscheduled visits to the primary care provider, the emergency room, and rehospitalization are decreased. Physicians use telehealth to contact other physicians or specialty facilities. Rural communities find the immediate contact with physician specialists a great asset in client care.
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