Telegenetics

"In the era of postgenomic medicine, the provision of genetics testing, counseling, and associated services is becoming a critical part of many patient encounters.  Innovation in the profession related to the delivery of services, especially with the utilization of distance technologies such as telemedicine, will be essential to providing genetics services to the population. Telemedicine is one of the dimensions of “e-health,” defined broadly as the use of advanced information technologies to improve health care delivery and education. This concept refers to a fundamental redesign of health care processes based on the use and integration of electronic communication at all levels. Telemedicine services will likely progress to include Internet- enabled consultations, leading to more geographic freedom for the patients instead of being restricted to the fixed set of sites within a specific delivery network. E-health leads to patient empowerment, which describes the transition from a passive role where the patient is the recipient of care services to an active role where the patient is informed, has choices, and is involved in the decision-making process."

J. Mitchell and George Demiris. "Telegenetics: The next phase in the provision of genetics services?" Genetics in Medicine, January 2005, p.1-2.

April 6, 2005 | Filed Under medicine 

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