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Portugal showcases national telehealth plan with patients at the center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

million individual patients have received an e-prescription since the service was launched in 2016, most of them by SMS or e-mail,” she said. The service has proved to be quite popular - MySNS Carteira was launched early 2016 and downloaded over 460,000 times since then. More than 10.6 Teleconsultation as future axis.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Intuitive software tools can help to connect care teams and patients. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2016 Oct; 2(4): 237–244. Patient and Clinician Experiences with Telehealth for Patient Follow-up Care, Am J Manag Care. 2016; 7(2): 238–247.