title: Telepresence: what is it?
abstract: The great technological advances of the past 25 years are having a profound impact on the practice of medicine. Combined with the ever-present demand to decrease costs and improve quality driven by the managed care market, telemedicine has emerged as a possible method to at least reach more people and to improve the quality of care.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Mailhot
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*