Traditional methods of communicating with healthcare providers include face-to-face visits, phone calls, email messages and letters. The use of virtual healthcare has been increasing in the past few years due to its benefits over traditional methods of communication. This type of care can be used for a variety of reasons such as providing more efficient and personalized care, improving patient safety, and reducing costs. Virtual healthcare is a type of care that uses computers to help patients communicate with health professionals. Virtual Healthcare is a Better Way to Care for Patients. This is especially helpful for people who are nervous about speaking up or have trouble communicating verbally when they are anxious about something.
This type of treatment also allows patients to take their time when answering their doctor’s questions. This can be especially helpful for people who have trouble getting to their appointments or those who don’t live near a doctor. Virtual healthcare allows doctors to connect with patients via video conference in order to diagnose them and prescribe medications. It’s less expensive, faster, and more comfortable than traditional medical treatments. This standard applies to all health service organizations that receive and/or deliver Virtual Health, regardless of the model (i.e., centralized/decentralized hospital, regional, provincial/territorial).Virtual healthcare is a great way to care for patients and improve efficiency. It is not intended to be used in isolation.
This standard is intended to be used in conjunction with other related standards that apply to hospitals and specialized hospitals.
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Organizations that receive and/or deliver Virtual Health services with guidance on how to ensure quality and safety in their institutional and virtual contexts.The standard specifies the requirements for organizations that receive and/or deliver Virtual Health services, ensuring they address quality and safety and put patients at the centre of what they do. It does not contain new information of evaluation content. Guideline: Additional information to help understand the criterion.Criterion: A requirement that is to be evaluated.Clause: Introductory statement for a set of criteria.
The technical content of the standard consists of clauses, criteria and guidelines. Standard Type: This standard is intended to be used as part of a conformity assessment. The standard was prepared by the HSO Technical Committee on Technology-Enabled Health under the authority of HSO Standards Steering Committee. The standard specifies requirements for organizations receiving and/or delivering quality health care via Virtual Health services.