What is the difference between telemedicine and telehealth?

What is the difference between telemedicine and telehealth?

According to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, telehealth is often used to refer to a broader scope of remote healthcare services than the term telemedicine. Telemedicine is the remote delivery of clinical healthcare services and information using telecommunications technology. Telehealth includes remote non-clinical services, such as provider training, administrative meetings, and continuing medical education, in addition to clinical services. Although telehealth is broader in scope, the American Telemedicine Association and many other organizations use the terms telemedicine and telehealth interchangeably.

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