Tools & Resources

Telehealth Applications

Applications

Clinical Services - Patient consults can be provided in two modes: 

Live Real Time - provides live patient to provider encounters.  

Store and Forward - allows specialists to review patient findings at convenient times without depending on the presence of the patient.  

Patient and Clinical Education Services - Educational Services can be provided through a Telehealth Network. Networks provide up-to-date and timely continuation education opportunities to healthcare providers and patients.  

Video Conferencing Support - Video conferencing allows face-to-face meetings while eliminating employee travel expenses.

Clinical Specialities

NRTRC has recently conducted a poll of our member networks, asking what Telehealth specialties are provided in their states. The list is pretty impressive, and this is probably not wholly complete. But a look at the list will give you a good idea of what’s possible with Telehealth. In fact, there are very few limits to what can be done with technology.

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Emergency Care
• Intensive Care
• Burn Care
• Cardiology
• Oncology
• Pediatric Emergency
• Behavioral Health
• Dermatology
• Remote care of chronic illness (diabetes, COPD, heart failure, etc.)
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Pre- /Post-surgical care
• Primary care
• Virtual “Walk-in” Clinic
• Stroke
• Hospitalist/Nocturnalist
• Radiology
• Ultrasound imaging
• Echo Cardiography stress test
• Pharmacy
• Orthopedics
• OB/GYN
• ENT
• Neurology (non-stroke)
• Adult Speech Therapy
• Wound Care
• Case Management (hepatitis C)
• Case Management (advanced liver disease)
• Case Management (tumor conferences)
• Case Management (substance abuse and mental health)
• Education (Grand Rounds, didactic education, etc.)

This list is not exhaustive, but it will give a good view of what’s possible with Telehealth and, hopefully, stimulate some ideas about what your network can do for your patients.

Commonly Used Telehealth Platforms