Question

• Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of telehealth/telemedicineas it pertains to older adults
• What are some of the safety/security issues we may face with telemedicine?
• How should we deal with cost when it comes to telemedicine? (Discuss in relation to older adults)

Answer 1

Answer: The advantages of the telemedicines are:

• It enables the older adults to monitor their health.
• It act as a kind of reminder, which reduces medication error.
• It directly connects the patient to their healthcare providers.
• It increases the drug efficiency and treatment.

The disadvantages are:

• Not everyone can use the technology, hence it requires training.
• Medical devices or e health devices are expensive, usually not everyone can purchase it.
• Data privacy violation can be easily takes place.

Some of the security issues with the telemedicines are:

• Data misuse can be done as anyone can have access on the health information.
• Privacy violation
• Poor quality of device may increases the risk of poor diagnosis.