Turning towards telehealth during Covid-19
In order to minimize personal and patient visibility in sick people to protect personal protective equipment (PPE), and to protect patients in hospitals, COVID-19 has changed the way health care is delivered during epidemics. It is possible to mitigate the implications of the rise. The healthcare system will need to change the way in which patients are tested, evaluated, and cared for using strategies that do not rely on competition personally. Telehealth systems help provide patients with medical care, while SARS-COV 2, the COVID-19 virus, decreases the risk of infection to health workers and patients.
Modalities Of Telehealth
Communication with clinicians and patients should not take place in real-time. It is “Store and Forward” technology, for instance, that makes it possible to capture messages, images, or data at a time and then interpret or respond to them. Via encrypted messaging, patient portals may promote this form of contact between the provider and the patient.
Remote patient monitoring
This makes it possible to relay the medical measurements of the patient directly to their healthcare provider from a distance (may or may not be in real-time).
Asynchronous:
Communication with clinicians and patients should not take place in real-time. “Store and Forward” technology, for instance, makes it possible to capture messages, images, or data at a time and then interpret or respond to them. Via encrypted messaging, patient portals may promote this form of contact between the provider and the patient.
Potential That Are Mainly Uses For Telehealth
Contact tracing:
Telehealth may be used in particular by telephone, to interview COVID-19 patients in order to assess who they were in touch with at the time of a potentially infectious illness and to warn them of the need for quarantine in order to contact them. Even if there is a symptom, even if the symptoms grow, tell them what to do.
Providing advanced treatment for patients with COVID-19 hospitalized
The treatment of a diverse team may be needed by patients who are admitted to covid-19. Critically ill patients are also included in the Telegas Care Unit network which provides real-time audio, visual and electronic communications between remote critical care teams (activists and critical care nurses) and remote ICU patients. It can be used to map and provide specialized services. Tele-radiology can also be used in remote areas to consult radiologists.
Providing non-COVID-19 patients with access to critical healthcare
Telehealth should be used as a strategy to ensure the quality of treatment, to the degree practicable, to prevent the adverse effects of precautionary, chronic, or routine care that can raise questions regarding COVID-19. The clarification may otherwise be delayed. Visits to telehealth may help decide when meeting in person or postponing a service is necessary. In order to minimize the number of individuals coming in person and the rise in numbers, outpatient settings provide follow-up visits by phone or internet.
Recovery tracking of COVID-19 patients
Health care providers may use telehealth technology after discharging COVID-19 patients from the hospital for those who may need to continue to be alone at home or have a sudden breakdown or prolongation due to COVID-19. It’s possible to track the impact of long-term health.
Monitoring COVID-19 symptoms
In order to prevent overcrowding in health facilities and to conserve hospital beds in more serious situations, patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 symptoms will also be isolated and monitored at home. Usage of telehealth devices such as phones or software, to track the condition of patients in healthcare, offer advice, and find out if the condition of the patient is worsening. It is important to check admissions, so they can check regularly.
Triaging and screening for signs of COVID-19
TeleHealth may be used for diagnosing symptoms and assessing patients with possible exposure. To help patients diagnose COVID-19 symptoms, determine the seriousness of their symptoms, and decide whether to diagnose the patient, there are many smartphone screenings, apps, and tools. In telecommunications, screening algorithms can be used. Telehealth technology can be used by healthcare providers at the health center to remotely monitor the medical condition of a patient to decide whether the patient is in a normal or serious condition.
In short, Telehealth is the use of electronic information to cure disease or patients.
