title: Current Clinical Status of Telehealth in Korea: Categories, Scientific Basis, and Obstacles.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Through telehealth, medical services have expanded beyond spatial boundaries and are now available in living spaces outside of hospitals. It can also contribute to patient medical knowledge improvement because patients can access their hospital records and data from home. However, concepts of telehealth are rather vague in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  We refer to several clinical reports to determine the current clinical status of and obstacles to telehealth in Korea.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients' health conditions are now reported regularly to doctors remotely, and patients can receive varied assistance. Self-improvement based on minute details that are beyond medical staff's reach is another possible benefit that may be realized with the help of a variety of medical equipment (sensors). The feasibility, clinical effect, and cost-benefit of telehealth have been verified by scientific evidence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients will be able to improve their treatment adherence by receiving help from various professionals, such as doctors, nurses, nutritionists, and sports therapists. This means that the actual treatment time per patient will increase as well. Ultimately, this will increase the quality of patients' self-administration of care to impede disease progression and prevent complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. ; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hun-Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Seoul National University Biomedical Informatics (SNUBI) and Systems Biomedical Informatics Research Center, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Suehyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Seoul National University Biomedical Informatics (SNUBI) and Systems Biomedical Informatics Research Center, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kye Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Seoul National University Biomedical Informatics (SNUBI) and Systems Biomedical Informatics Research Center, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Remote Consultation; Telecommunications; Telemedicine