Nwachukwu Benedict U, Kunze Kyle N
From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery (Nwachukwu, and Kunze), and Sports Medicine and Shoulder Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY (Nwachukwu, and Kunze).
J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Oct 15;30(20):965-970. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-00170. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
Telemedicine is an established method of providing health care through digital mediums and has recently gained much attention within the field of orthopaedic surgery because of the social and biologic pressures imposed by COVID-19. However, a more diverse and all-encompassing concept of healthcare digitalization, deemed Telehealth , has emerged simultaneously because both healthcare providers and industries have recognized the potential efficacy and breath of applications possible with the digitalization of health care. Telehealth is a distinct concept compared with telemedicine and can be conceptualized as an umbrella term which not only encompasses telemedicine, but several digital means of healthcare services, including remote patient monitoring and physical therapy. The purpose of the current work was to comprehensively introduce the various applications of Telehealth, their relevance in the current healthcare infrastructure, and future implications for orthopaedic surgery through an evidence-based discussion and commentary.
远程医疗是一种通过数字媒介提供医疗保健的既定方法，由于新冠疫情带来的社会和生物学压力，它最近在骨科手术领域受到了广泛关注。然而，与此同时，一个更加多样化和全面的医疗保健数字化概念——远程健康（Telehealth）出现了，因为医疗保健提供者和行业都认识到医疗保健数字化可能带来的潜在功效和广泛应用。与远程医疗相比，远程健康是一个截然不同的概念，可以被概念化为一个总括性术语，它不仅涵盖远程医疗，还包括多种医疗保健服务的数字手段，如远程患者监测和物理治疗。当前这项工作的目的是通过基于证据的讨论和评论，全面介绍远程健康的各种应用、它们在当前医疗保健基础设施中的相关性以及对骨科手术的未来影响。
