From the Academy Ethics in Practice| Volume 119, ISSUE 11, P1916-1920, November 2019

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Telehealth Is Transforming Health Care: What You Need to Know to Practice Telenutrition

Published:October 23, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2019.07.020
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      “Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, and public health and health administration,” according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) Definition of Terms List.

      Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Practicing telehealth. Definition of terms list. Reviewed April 2018. https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/practice-resources/telehealth/practicing-telehealth. Accessed July 7, 2019.

      Telehealth communication tools may include video conferencing, e-mail, and mobile or app-enabled technology, as well as store-and-forward or asynchronous technologies that securely transmit clinical information (data, image, sound, and video) collected from wearable devices or by other sources for the purpose of clinical evaluation.
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      Biography

      T. Peregrin is an editor and writer for a Chicago-based medical association and a freelance writer in Chicago, IL.