Definition: | form of assistance for persons or patients in which a telemonitoring system is used for telemedical examination, diagnosis and monitoring, or for the determination of relevant health parameters by bridging the space or time distance and for forwarding the information to an evaluating party, or for both Note 1 to entry: Telehealthcare ranges from a simple phone call between two professionals in a healthcare service to advanced applications such as remote controlled operations using robotics.
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