Development and prospect of telemedicine

With the continuous improvement and development of modern network information technology and the continuous improvement of people's demands for health care, the traditional health care model has evolved, giving birth to a new telemedicine health care model. Telemedicine refers to the comprehensive application of information technology for medical information transmission and long-distance communication between different places. It integrates medicine, computer technology, and communication technology for remote monitoring, diagnosis, consultation, case discussion, teaching, and surgery as well as a series of medical activities. With the continuous development of communication technology, telemedicine is also constantly changing. As a relatively novel technology, telemedicine is sought after by major hospitals. With the advancement of internet technology, digitization and informatization have been gradually applied in telemedicine, but due to various factors, telemedicine still has great limitations. This paper summarized the development status of telemedicine; discussed in detail the development of telemedicine at home and abroad; reviewed the application of telemedicine as well as the feasibility and limitations of its promotion and development; and put forward an outlook for the future development of telemedicine.