{"id":7748,"date":"2020-06-05T12:41:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/?p=7748"},"modified":"2020-06-05T12:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:41:17","slug":"how-telehealth-technology-prevents-transmission-of-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/how-telehealth-technology-prevents-transmission-of-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"How telehealth technology prevents transmission of coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69f4484588d61\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69f4484588d61\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/how-telehealth-technology-prevents-transmission-of-coronavirus\/#How_can_telemedicine_protect_against_coronavirus\" title=\"How can telemedicine protect against coronavirus?\">How can telemedicine protect against coronavirus?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/how-telehealth-technology-prevents-transmission-of-coronavirus\/#Benefits_of_telehealth_for_COVID-19_patients\" title=\"Benefits of telehealth for COVID-19 patients\">Benefits of telehealth for COVID-19 patients<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The global incidence of coronavirus infection is soaring daily as new cases emerge.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The figures in the chart below confirms the rise of coronavirus cases within a short timeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7753 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-150x150@2x.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-300x300@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/corona-96x96@2x.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Center for Disease Control and other public health organizations have recommended prevention measures such as frequent hand washing, social distancing and isolation of infected cases to reduce the virus spread.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patients who have chronic medical conditions that require frequent health checks are at increased risk if they visit hospitals at this time. Therefore, it is imperative to use virtual health care through telehealth technology to screen patients remotely by prioritizing hospital care for patients who are acutely ill.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does telemedicine reduce the risk of coronavirus infection? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can telehealth be used to monitor patients who have coronavirus infection?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how telemedicine prevents the spread of COVID-19 virus and its benefits for coronavirus infected people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_telemedicine_protect_against_coronavirus\"><\/span>How can telemedicine protect against coronavirus?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telemedicine protects both patients and health professionals from contracting coronavirus infection.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telemedicine softwares enable patients who are not critically ill to communicate via chat, audio or video call with a virtual physician about their symptoms instead of presenting physically to a hospital. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The physician decides based on the severity of the symptoms if the patient needs hospital based treatment or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, physicians can remotely make a provisional diagnosis of coronavirus infection in patients who have both the risk and symptom profile. The virtual doctor is expected to alert the hospital receiving the suspected case of coronavirus infection before the patient reaches the hospital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this pre-information, the health professionals attending to the patient would take extra precautions thereby protecting themselves against contracting the Covid-19 virus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The US-based startup\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.curatess.com\/curatess-ready-to-handle-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curatess<\/a> is<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform that uses an FDA-approved stethoscope to listen to patients&#8217; respiratory and cardiac sounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>British company <a href=\"https:\/\/welldoing.org\/\">Welldoing<\/a> connects you with online therapists who can help with coronavirus-related stress and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>Companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/coronavirus-future-telemedicine\/\">Carbon Health<\/a> are already working on at-home tests for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS in the UK announced that their GP appointment will be done via phone or video calls. Virtual doctors who can be accessed on demand are becoming increasingly popular and this is likely to be the case even when the coronavirus impact subsides.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_telehealth_for_COVID-19_patients\"><\/span>Benefits of telehealth for COVID-19 patients<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the absence of chronic medical conditions and mild symptoms, a few cases of Covid-19 infected patients can receive home treatment. Also, doctors can virtually assess and monitor these infected patients to track the disease progression as well as to ascertain those that need urgent hospital care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, telemedicine technology promotes virtual health care that curtails the transmission of coronavirus infection among ill patients and health care workers. Also, patients with mild corona virus infection can receive counsel and care remotely through a team of dedicated virtual health professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global incidence of coronavirus infection is soaring daily as new cases emerge.\u00a0The figures in the chart below confirms the rise of coronavirus cases within a short timeline. 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