Fundamentals of telemedicine and telehealth / edited by Shashi Gogia ; sub editors, Magdala Novaes & Arindam Basu ; copy editors, Kriti Gogia & Spriha Gogia.

Machine generated contents note: Section I Telecare basics
1. Overview / Shashi Gogia
2. Rationale, history, and basics of telehealth / Gunnar Hartvigsen
Definitions
History of telemedicine and telehealth
Situations where telehealth has a role
Telehealth services are reshaping healthcare
3. Management of patient healthcare information / Kleber Soares de Araujo
Introduction
Definitions of EMR and EHR
Application of EHRs in telehealth
Data entry
Acquiring and utilizing nontextual data
images, sound, and more
Alerts and triggers
Healthcare data analytics
Analytics approaches
4. Technology considerations / Maurizio Mattoli
Overview: Infrastructure requirement
How to ensure effective communication
Video conferencing (VC)
Example of video-conference system for emergency care
Standards and certification
Section II Working together for health
5. Platforms for collaborative process / Magdala de Araujo Novaes
Introduction: Patients as partners in care
Telehealth platforms
Computer assisted care
6. Patient-centered care / Marcia Ito
Introduction
eHealth in patient engagement
Patient portal
7. Maintaining and sustaining a telehealth-based ecosystem / Filipe Santana da Silva
What is a telehealth-based ecosystem?
Role of telehealth in health system strengthening
Roles and responsibilities in a telehealth system
Planning a project
Analytics
8. Tele-education / Sunita Maheshwari
Introduction
Distance education in the context of professional work in health
Digital health workforce: de novo skill set
Use and utility of virtual teaching in education
A case study of e-teaching in cardiology from India
Section III Telemedicine
9. Telesupport for the primary care practitioner / G.S. Jaiya
Introduction
Telemedicine in primary healthcare
Why are doctors reluctant to adopt telehealth
Telemedicine for community healthcare workers
Tele support for nurse practitioners
Tele support for wounds, ulcers, and lymphedema
10. Telecare within different specialties / Ana Emilia Figueiredo de Oliveira
Introduction
Teleradiology
Telepathology
Teleophthalmology
Teledermatology
Telecardiology
Teleobstetrics/prenatal telemedicine service
Telecare in geriatrics
Teleoncology
Teleneurology
Telediabetes
Telepsychiatry and telemental health
Telesurgery
Teleotorhinolaryngology
Teledentistry
Teleemergency service
Tele-ICU
Teledialysis
Telerehabilitation
11. Telecare during travel and for special situations / U.S. Mohalanobish
Introduction
Maritime telemedicine
Telemedicine in commercial aviation
Arctic telemedicine
Telemedicine for prison populations
Medical tourism
Telehealth in disasters
12. Mobile health (mHealth) / Pramod David Jacob
Introduction
mHealth in supporting health workers
Developing apps for mobile devices
Persuasive technology and mHealth
mHealth evaluation
Section IV Issues and future of telehealth
13. Medicolegal, ethical, and regulatory guidelines pertaining to telehealth / Maurice Mars
Telemedicine law
Medical ethics and telemedicine
14. Disruptive technologies: Present and future / Fernando Sales
Introduction
Telehomecare
Tele-robotics in healthcare including in surgery
Artificial intelligence and IoT in healthcare
Virtual reality in health
Blockchain
Big data
15. Worldwide initiatives / Magdala de Araujo Novaes
Australian experience
Telehealth in Brazil
Telemedicine/telehealth in Canada
India case study
Telemedicine in Africa
Summary of learnings
A final word.