E- health modes

Store and forward E-health



          In store and forward E-health, digital images, video, audio and clinical data are captured and 'stored' on the client computer; than at a convenient time transmitted securely to a specialist hospital at another location where they are studied by the relevant specialist. the opinion of the specialist is then transmitted back. based on the requirements of specialist  is then healthcare entites , thise round trip could take between 2 to 48 hours . in many store and forward specialties , such as telerdilogy, an immediate response is not critical . dermatology , radiology , and pathology are common specialites that are conducive to store and  forward technologies .



Real Time E - Health

                 in real time E - Health  a telecommunications link between  the involved parties allows a real time interaction to tale place . videos- coferencing equipment is one of the most common forms of  techonologies used in synchronous  telemedicine . there  are also peripheral deice which can be attached to computers or  the videos- conferencing   equipment  which  can aid  in an  interactive examination . now -a- days, with the  availbaility  of better and cheaper communication channels , direct two way audio and video streaming between centers, in  real  time , through computers , is   becoming common . thise has contributed to lowring of costs in  E - H ealth .
  examples  of real - time clinical  E -Health include '


  • telemental health - the use  of  videosconferencing  technology  to connect a psychiatrist with a mental  health client 
  •  telerehabilitation 
  • telecardiology 
  • teleneuerology
 Remote monitoring  in remote monitoring , sensors are used to capture and trnsmit  biometric  data . for exmple  ,a tele- egg device  monitors  the elecrical  activity  of a patients brain and then transmits that sata to a specialist .  thise  couls  be done in either real  time  or the data  could be  stored and  then forwarded. 
examples of remote monitoring include ;
  •  Home based nocturnal dialysis 
  • cardiac and multi - parameter  monitoring  of remote icus
  • Home E- Helath 
  •  Disease management

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