TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Supporting Seamless Delivery of Telehealth Solutions A1 - Krupinski, Elizabeth A. A2 - Rheuban, Karen Schulder A2 - Krupinski, Elizabeth A. PY - 1 T2 - Understanding Telehealth AB - Telemedicine has a fairly long and rich history when one considers its roots both in the context of medicine and communication.1 Recent evidence clearly supports the use of telemedicine in a wide variety of clinical specialties in terms of feasibility, satisfaction, cost effectiveness, and clinical outcomes.2–7 The success of telemedicine is evidenced by the recent rapidity with which it has become a commercial enterprise that provides services “on demand” to patients outside of the traditional health care enterprise.8–10 The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) actually has an accreditation program that “recognizes organizations providing online, real-time patient health services that comply with operational, clinical and consumer-related standards. The program promotes patient safety, transparency of operations and adherence to all relevant laws and regulations.”11 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157311396 ER -