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telehealth

[ tel-uh-helth ]

noun

  1. a system that uses internet and telecommunications technology to provide a wide range of healthcare services, as telemedicine, education, patient care management, and remote monitoring of vital signs:

    Telehealth offers patients feedback that is more immediate than a traditional office appointment.



telehealth

/ ˈtɛlɪˌhɛlθ /

noun

  1. health care based on consultation by telephone and telemedicine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of telehealth1

First recorded in 1975–80; tele- 1( def ) + health ( def )
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Example Sentences

In fact, there was a 154 percent increase in telehealth visits during the last seven days of March 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.

It took Marvis Phillips three months of free internet, two months of one-on-one training, and two donated iPads—upgraded during the pandemic to accommodate Zoom and telehealth calls—to get online.

The shift to telehealth is part of a larger trend towards patient-centered care.

From Fortune

A telehealth company, whose systems train on sensitive medical data, might perform privacy audits to mitigate reputational risk.

We’ve seen a recent influx in telemedicine and telehealth services, and provided these solutions are evidence-based and effective, this is the only way for us to scale the widespread demand for support.

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