What is Virtual healthcare ? How is telehealth different from virtual healthcare ?
Virtual Healthcare, as the name suggests, is any kind of medical or health consultation that happens remotely leveraging modern communication technologies and applications, instead of face-to-face consultations that happen in person. The three core aspects of Virtual Healthcare are virtual visits, Electronic Health Record (EHR) and digital apps. Virtual visits allow patients to book consultations with a doctor or healthcare provider online, to have secure, two-way digital communication instead of the patient physically going to a hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office. These communications include live video chats, a phone call, emails, or instant messaging. An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is crucial to maintain health records online, showing the patient’s interactions with the healthcare system. Modern-day digital apps offer patients the ability to securely access their personal health information online and better manage their health on their own. Telehealth is a component of virtual...
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