Quick Glossary: Healthtech

In today’s fast-paced world, where demands often require people to work long hours, it is unfortunate that an individual’s health is frequently overlooked and sacrificed.

Fortunately, the transformative power of healthtech, short for health technology, has provided people from diverse backgrounds equitable access to essential healthcare products and services.

Maria Carrisa Sanchez, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents this quick glossary of 51 key concepts to help your understanding.

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  Asynchronous telemedicine

  A mode of telemedicine that allows healthcare practitioners and patients to interact and exchange medical information without having to communicate in real time. Medical data such as photos, videos, medical records and messages are gathered and recorded by the patient or the healthcare practitioner before being transferred to another healthcare practitioner for subsequent examination and consultation.

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