telehealth

[ tel-uh-helth ]

/ ˈtɛl əˌhɛlθ /

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noun

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.

(loosely) telemedicine (def. 1).

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Origin of telehealth

First recorded in 1975–80; tele-¹ + health

Words nearby telehealth

telegraphic, telegraphone, telegraph plant, telegraphy, Telegu, telehealth, telekinesis, Telemachus, telemanipulator, Telemann, telemark

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How to use telehealth in a sentence

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.
One big hiccup in US efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines? Poor internet access.|By Tamra Burns Loeb, Et Al./The Conversation|February 10, 2021|Popular-Science
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.
Getting vaccinated is hard. It’s even harder without the internet.|Eileen Guo|February 3, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The shift to telehealth is part of a larger trend towards patient-centered care.
The founder who decided to to stop fundraising and instead hold onto her equity|Rachel King|January 24, 2021|Fortune
A telehealth company, whose systems train on sensitive medical data, might perform privacy audits to mitigate reputational risk.
Worried about your firm’s AI ethics? These startups are here to help.|Karen Hao|January 15, 2021|MIT Technology Review

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.
Prioritizing tech in 2021 will be the path to pandemic recovery for mental health|Walter Thompson|January 7, 2021|TechCrunch

British Dictionary definitions for telehealth

telehealth

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌhɛlθ) /

noun

US and Canadian health care based on consultation by telephone and telemedicine

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