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Whereas telehealth is a broad term that includes all health services provided using telecommunications, telemedicine refers specifically to clinical services.
Telehealth may involve more general health services, like public health services, whereas telemedicine is a specific kind of telehealth that involves a clinician providing some kind of medical services including diagnosis and prescription.
For both telemedicine and telehealth, the use of secure video and audio connections makes it possible for specialists to treat patients who reside in locations with limited access to care or simply to help with convenience.
Because of telemedicine, patients who previously had limited access to health care services can now see a physician without leaving their home.
Seniors who would prefer to age in place can now do so with the use of medical streaming devices.
The spread of disease is reduced as individuals with contagious diseases don’t have to expose it to others in crowded waiting rooms.