Telemedicine is the delivery of healthcare services that offers remote diagnosis using the technology and treat patients remotely.

Telemedicine is start to become popular from later part of 20th century. The technology is playing the vital role here and creating the space to adopt the concept by both patients and physicians. While there are many other reasons to its popularity, less cost to the patient, reduced wait time to talk to clinician for minor ailments, non-urgent medical needs, convenience and fidelity are few more reasons that create more buzz in the industry.

Telemedicine can be largely classified in to the below three types based on its purpose of the solutions it serves.

• Interactive real-time telemedicine
• Remote patient monitoring
• Store and forward

Interactive real-time telemedicine

Interaction between physician and patient in real-time using the technologies that complies with HIPAA regulations

Remote patient monitoring

Monitoring remote patients from their home using mobile monitoring devices and transfer instantly that is available for review by caregivers

Store and forward

Providers to share the data such as lab results, patient information to a physician in another location