Telemedicine enables physicians to do the following. . . Doctors can diagnose patients. Doctors can monitor their patients. Doctors can assess their patients' conditions. Doctors can intervene in potentially dangerous health conditions.
Doctors can communicate with their patients.
Most of all, telemedicine allows doctors better to care for their patients. Many different fields in the health care industry use telemedicine. Each field adapts the technology to fit its specific needs, but all fields transmit either voice, video, or data to and from health care providers and their patients. The following is a partial list of fields in the health care industry currently embracing telemedicine. Teleradiology Telecardiology Interactive Teleconferencing TeleHomeCare TeleHomeCare is the subject of this site.