Open AccessSynergy: Information technology and health sciences
Author(s) -
Dorothy Deena Theodore,
Soumya Shree,
Anuradha Adinarayana Reddy,
Roshini Kuriokose
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archives of medicine and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6085
pISSN - 2321-4848
DOI - 10.4103/2321-4848.183349
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , promotion (chess) , nursing , health care , information technology , healthcare delivery , health care delivery , rural population , population , medical emergency , environmental health , economic growth , politics , political science , law , economics
Technology is evolving to meet the demands of the current population in need of health promotion and education, and access to care in rural areas that are attacked with chronic illness. Physicians and nurses in hospitals are using telemedicine, telenursing, and e-nursing as advanced technologies. These technologies are continually expanding to develop new modes of medical care delivery. This article deals with telemedicine, telenursing, and e-nursing in terms of their applications and advantages