Video [8:36 min]: Telemedicine Puts a Doctor Virtually at your Bedside

Synopsis: Advances in technology over the past several years are slowly revolutionizing medical treatment and diagnosis, as this video demonstrates.

Exhibit 13.7 in Section 13.3 provided an explanation of how Decision Support Systems (DSS) are being used by physicians to diagnose and treat illnesses as a result of the ability within a DSS to provide quantitative data and predictive models that aid problem-solving and decision-making.

View the video which used real-life examples of the benefits of some new technological advances in medicine. Would you be comfortable with telemedicine substituting for a visit to a medical office? What might be the pros and cons of a virtual doctor visit? Would you be happier if a well-known specialist located outside your geographic area examined you virtually rather than a local provider with similar credentials?