What services is telehealth used to deliver? (Select all that apply.)
A) Chronic care and specialty consultations
B) Home telenursing
C) Electronic referrals to specialists in expert health facilities
D) Transmission of healthcare information to people in the same geographical area
Ans: B, C
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Telehealth is a form of electronic communication used to deliver (1) acute (not chronic) care and specialty consultations, (2) home telenursing, and (3) electronic referrals to specialists in expert health facilities. According to Thede, it involves "using electronic communications for transmitting healthcare information such as health promotion, disease prevention, professional or lay education, diagnosis, or actual treatment to people located at a different geographical area."
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