An Overview of Telemedicine: Evolution, Application, Challenges and Future Direction

Telemedicine is of great importance as it increases the availability of health care for people living in remote or undeveloped areas. It reduces the cost of health care, allows for early diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions, and saves time for both patients and healthcare providers. Telemedicine also ensures continuity of care in situations like pandemics while reducing reducing the need for face-to-face consultations can reduce the chance of catching contagious diseases.. This innovation will combine wearable devices and artificial intelligence with personalized care and mental health support. This way, healthcare services would be available and efficient for everyone around the world. However, technological challenges include those stemming from poor system architecture, poor connectivity limitation in diagnosis from a physical examination privacy issues among others and diverse legal regulations. Lack of access and integration into mainstream health systems are also among the causes of discontinuities in care. Overcoming such barriers is critical, and telemedicine needs to be easy to integrate into mainstream frameworks for better access, equity, and health outcome.