The informatics nurse is preparing a teaching tool about telehealth. What information should be included regarding this type of connected health?
A) Access to care may be delayed until the proper equipment can be delivered to the patient's home.
B) Patients must travel to special on-site locations where equipment and telecommunication devices are available.
C) Nurse practitioner services may be reduced because physicians can assess and treat patients themselves.
D) Patients may stay within their own community to be assessed and treated, lowering potential costs.
D) Patients may stay within their own community to be assessed and treated, lowering potential costs.
Explanation: A) Patients may or may not have equipment at home with which they may transmit information, but access to care would not be delayed just because the equipment had not yet been delivered.
B) Telehealth reduces the need for patients to travel to on-site locations.
C) Nurse practitioner services may actually be extended because of physician availability as resources.
D) Tangible benefits of connected health are realized by the creation of revenue streams through expansion of services to reach patients in remote locations or for consultation services.
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