Question

A benefit of telehealth to a patient from a small community who had a coronary artery bypass graft at a large urban center is that following discharge the patient can ________.

a. contact the surgeon via instant messaging with questions

b. communicate with family members while recuperating post-operatively

c. receive follow-up care from his regular provider

d. enter vital sign information independently into the PHR

Answer 1

Ans) c. receive follow-up care from his regular provider

Explaination:

- Telemedicine follow-ups offer a convenient and efficient channel to deliver care. Specifically, the use of real-time, synchronous

audio/video communication, commonly referred to as video-visits, enables these types of interactions to be done remotely, without the patient having to come back into the office.