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Telehealth

States can help make health care moreaccessible and affordable by utilizing modern day technology. By merging technology and health care,state policymakers can create new opportunities for medical professionals andpatients to interact in more efficient ways. The use of technology in healthcare -- often called telehealth -- utilizes high-speed Internet applications toremotely monitor patients, facilitate collaboration between medicalprofessionals, exchange medical data and images, and instantaneously provideefficient emergency service to remote areas. The potential benefits of telehealthinclude saving lives, increasingaccess to and quality of medical services, providing better treatment for chronicillness, reducingmedical costs and reducing patient travel.

 

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