Clinical Examination Component of Telemedicine, Telehealth, mHealth, and Connected Health Medical Practices

Abstract

Telemedicine and telehealth are the practices of medicine at a distance. Performing the equivalent of a complete clinical examination by telemedicine would be unusual. However, components of a more traditional clinical examination are part of the telemedicine workup for specific conditions. Telemedicine clinical examinations are facilitated, and enhanced, through the integration of a class of medical devices referred to as telemedicine peripherals (eg, electronic stethoscopes, tele-ophthalmoscopes, video-otoscopes, and so forth). Direct-to-consumer telehealth is a rapidly expanding segment of the health care service industry.

Keywords: Connected health; Direct-to-consumer telehealth care; Telehealth; Telemedicine; eHealth; mHealth.