Telemedicine Receiving Medical Care Electronically and Eprescribing Paper

Please answer the following questions; This is intended to make you use critical thinking skills; please do not just put “yes” or “no” answers or you will not receive full credit.

  1. What is telemedicine? Would you feel comfortable receiving medical care electronically? Why or why not?
  2. What is eprescribing? Do you think it will help reduce the number of mistakes that have occurred from handwritten prescriptions?
  3. What is RFID? Provide three examples of RFID use in the healthcare industry.