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Examples and case studies of high value
Example1:
In many developing countries, people live more than 10 hours away from a healthcare facility. The distance is not important, the time is because nearest hospital maybe only 15 miles away, but the roads are very bad or non-existing. In such cases, many patients die before they reach a healthcare facility. A telemedicine approach is of vital importance in these situations.
Example2:
Say you have a horrible sore throat and visit your healthcare provider (could be a general practice physician, nurse practitioner, or unlicensed health worker in a village depending where you live), who does an examination and is concerned with what he sees. Your provider recommends a referral to an ENT specialist for a follow up diagnosis and treatment plan. Well, instead of traveling to the nearest specialist, which depending where you live could be anywhere from a 45-minute drive or an 18-hour boat ride up the Amazon River, your provider connects you directly to the ENT specialist via Telemedicine.
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