The use of information communication technology applications to provide health and long-term care services over a distance is referred to as:
a. medihealth.
b. telehealth.
c. ehealth.
d. medicare.
b
One of many strategies currently being used to deliver
healthcare services to rural and remote communities is telehealth. Telehealth is defined by the World Health Organi
zation (WHO) as ‘the use of information communication
technology applications to provide health and long-term care
services over a distance'.
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