TRENDS IN HIS

Trends in Health Information System and Applications

Trends in Health Information System and Applications

Introduction

In the United States, the most popular uses of telemedicine are teleradiology, patient monitoring, and diagnosis for residents in correctional facilities. Teleradiology is the transmission of medical images, such as X rays or MRIs, to a radiologist in another location for interpretation. Patient monitoring allows patients to remain at home while data is delivered to the remote health professional through the telephone. Currently, cardiac, fetal, and pulmonary monitoring are the most widely used tele-medicine applications (Wootton, 2006). Telemedicine is also widely used for those in correctional facilities, ...