The rural nurse advocating for more telehealth services in the local area would provide what information to support this cause? (Select all that apply.)
a. Access to health care would be improved.
b. Care by medical specialists would be enhanced.
c. Chronic conditions could be monitored to decrease exacerbations.
d. Computer charting systems would be more "user friendly."
e. Patient satisfaction with care would be improved.
f. Transportation barriers would be mostly eliminated.
A, B, C, E, F
Advantages to telehealth systems as reported in the research include improved access to health care overall, improved access to medical specialists, chronic conditions can be monitored to reduce exacerbations, improved patient satisfaction, and elimination of transportation barriers.
More "user-friendly" charting systems is not an advantage of telehealth systems.
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