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Two Forms of Telemedicine: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

Lloyd Price

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) defines synchronous telemedicine as "live video-conferencing," which is a "two-way audiovisual link between a patient and a care provider." What is Synchronous Telemedicine? " The U.S. " What is Asynchronous Telemedicine? ."

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The 5 minute download on the NYeC Conference 2013

American Well

While my boss probably sent me with the purpose of evangelizing the idea of telehealth at each opportunity, I spent much of my time in wonderment of the brilliant (and often bizarre) world of health information exchange. Kaiser has mountains upon mountains of longitudinal, real-world health information.

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