title: Telemedicine: with limited specialists, more area to cover, and better reimbursement models, many hospitals are embracing telemedicine.
abstract: Telemedicine can successfully address the shortage of intensivists. Telemedicine is growing beyond the ICU into other specialty areas. Home monitoring is a big growth area in telemedicine. Home monitoring can encourage patients to take charge of their chronic disease. Involve all clinicians, not just specialty, in any telemedicine program.
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*