Topic > Complications of Telemedicine in Nursing - 2003

Over the past decade, new possibilities for health care services and delivery have been created through the use, increased availability, and recent advancement of information technologies and communication. New and more efficient ways of providing care have been implemented and there is growing interest in the application of telemedicine as the cost of information and communication technologies has decreased and analogue forms of communication have been replaced with digital methods. The progress of information and communication technology has accelerated further with the introduction and popularization of the Internet. (Kay, Santos, & Takane, 2010, p.