PUMAS Telemedicine applications:

Major advantages of PUMAS telemedicine technology:

• PUMAS provides Static and dynamic Current Vital Signs and real time 2-way loud and printable channel for client – Telemedical 0perator help.
• Reductions in the cost of providing quality care to the chronically ill, estimated by the Center for Health Care Economics at the Milken Institute to be well over $1 trillion per year in 2014.
• Improved global and local public health surveillance, with a resultant reduction in epidemics, increased control over infectious disease and improved drug safety
• Diminished rate of medical errors
• Better “customer service” in healthcare
• Ongoing preventive health, with attendant reductions in morbidity, disability, mortality and the cost of care
• Consumer engagement in health and responsible self-management
• Safer and more effective clinical trials.

• PUMAS Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technology to provide Clinical Health care from a distance.
• Telemedicine is to overcome distance barriers and to improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities.
• It will save lives in Critical Care, Emergency Situations and Remote Advanced Diagnostic Methods supported by distributed client/server applications to local medical centers.
• PUMAS Tele-epidemiology applies satellite communication systems to investigate and support investigations of world infectious disease outbreak, including disease reemergence
• Pumas technologies permit communications between patient and medical staff with both convenience and fidelity, as well as the transmission of medical, imaging and health informatics data from one site to another.
• Benefits
• Telemedicine is beneficial to patients in isolated communities and remote regions, who can receive care from doctors or specialists far away without the patient having to travel to visit them. Mobile Collaboration technology allow healthcare professionals in multiple locations to share information and discuss patient issues as if they were in the same place. Remote patient monitoring through Mobile Technology can reduce the need for outpatient visits and enable remote prescription verification and drug administration oversight, potentially significantly reducing the overall cost of medical care Telemedicine also facilitate medical education by allowing workers to observe experts in their fields and share best practices more easily.
• Telemedicine can eliminate the possible transmission of infectious diseases or parasites between patients and medical staff.
• This is particularly an issue where MRSA is a concern. Additionally, some patients who feel uncomfortable in a doctor’s office may do better remotely. For example, white coat syndrome may be avoided. Patients who are home-bound and would otherwise require an ambulance to move them to a clinic are also a consideration.
• Categories
• Telemedicine can be broken into three main categories: store-and-forward, remote patient monitoring and (real-time) interactive
• Store and forward
• Store-and-forward telemedicine involves acquiring medical data (like medical images, bio signals, blood test results etc.) and then transmitting this data to medical specialist at a convenient time for assessment offline. It does not require the presence of both parties at the same time.
• Dermatology (tele dermatology), radiology, and pathology are common specialties that are conducive to asynchronous telemedicine. A properly structured medical record preferably in electronic form should be a component of this transfer. The ‘store-and-forward’ process requires the clinician to rely on a history report and audio/video information in lieu of a physical examination.
• PUMAS Remote monitoring
• Remote monitoring, also known as self-monitoring or testing, enables medical professionals to monitor a patient remotely using various technological devices. This method is primarily used for managing chronic diseases or specific conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes mellitus, or asthma. These services can provide comparable health outcomes to traditional in-person patient encounters, supply greater satisfaction to patients, and may be cost-effective. Examples include home-based nocturnal dialysis and improved joint management.
• Real-time interactive
• Electronic consultations are possible through interactive telemedicine services which provide real-time interactions between patient and provider. Videoconferencing has been used in a wide range of clinical disciplines and settings for various purposes including management, diagnosis, counselling and monitoring of patients.
• Telenursing
• Telenursing refers to the use of telecommunications and information technology in order to provide nursing services in health care whenever a large physical distance exists between patient and nurse, or between any number of nurses.
• As a field it is part of telehealth, and has many points of contacts with other medical and non-medical applications, such as tele diagnosis, teleconsultation, telemonitoring, etc.
• Telenursing is achieving significant growth rates in many countries due to several factors: the preoccupation in reducing the costs of health care, an increase in the number of aging and chronically ill population, and the increase in coverage of health care to distant, rural, small or sparsely populated regions. Among its benefits, telenursing may help solve increasing shortages of nurses; to reduce distances and save travel time, and to keep patients out of hospital.