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LAS432 Technology, Society, and Culture Telemedicine Transforming Healthcare Delivery

Through Innovation and Equity

DeVry University

LAS432: Technology, Society, and Culture

Telemedicine: Transforming Healthcare Delivery Through Innovation and Equity

Telemedicine has gradually become a revolutionary innovation in healthcare systems

worldwide, even more so after the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims only to discuss

telemedicine, relying on ethical analysis of the past and evaluating current innovation and

possible future outcomes. These major arguments stem from the overarching thesis that if

telemedicine is defined by infrastructure, policy, and equitable access, it could provide a new

healthcare possibility. Finally, suggestions are provided to inform policymakers and other health

system managers about creating value for patients while mitigating the risks associated with

telemedicine.

Historical Context

Telemedicine has been implemented since the mid-twentieth century and is mainly used

in military bases and other inaccessible areas. The first uses were more telephone and

telecommunication procedures for remote consultation, heralding a new medical practice. These

developments resulted in the need to reach out and expand the medical services to groups of

people where healthcare providers and accesses were either rare or impossibly reachable.

Initially, it adopted video telephony techniques for calls and gradually evolved into video

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conferencing and integrated digital imaging systems, thus improving the ability of telemedicine

to diagnose and treat patients at a distance.

One event that catalyzed telemedicine's use was the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid this

global pandemic, governments and healthcare organizations across the globe have increased their

telemedicine access to ensure continual healthcare to patients with no compromise on the virus

spread. Cost changes went a long way in promoting telehealth services; thus, a new dimension of

the perception of telemedicine has been embraced. The COVID-19 crisis exposed telemedicine

as the means to address healthcare needs in crises and showed its challenges, including

heterogeneity of technological affordance.

Prior oral traditions suggest that eradicating geography is a strength of telemedicine, but

extinguishing inequity is not. For instance, the digital divide issue, which predicts the difference

between the ownership of modern information and communication technology and non-

ownership, has remained an issue. Unfortunately, these lessons relate to the lack of integrated

approaches that consider both the tools of telemedicine and society at large.

Current Situation

The use of telemedicine has produced many benefits for the healthcare sector. It has

enhanced the availability of healthcare treatment to the populace, especially the rural populace,

which mostly experiences challenges in accessing healthcare services. Due to the minimal

physical movement required in a telemedicine scenario, the overall cost of healthcare has also

been brought down in many instances. Furthermore, the comfort and availability of telemedicine

have improved the patient experience because a person can get care without interference from

routine, typical, face-to-face visits (North, 2020).

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