E-prescribing
Introduction Electronic prescribing or e-prescribing has been identified as an important technology and stepping stone for improving the safety, quality, and efficiency of healthcare ( ). E-prescribing was initially touted…
Remote surgery
Introduction Urology is a long-established specialty, and many urologists still use surgical instruments such as urethral sounds, which have been in use since at least 3000 BC and not changed…
Digital therapeutics
Introduction Remote therapy and digital therapeutics encompass a number of therapeutic modalities, from e-prescribing, remote surgery, eHealth, and virtual care to digital devices as therapies. Digital therapeutics are well suited…
Remote patient monitoring in urology
Introduction Digital sensors and devices are in widespread use to monitor many physiologic functions. They provide indicators and parameters for early warning scores for patients in acute health systems, whether…
Remote diagnostics in urology
Introduction “From inability to let well alone, from too much zeal for the new and contempt for what is old, from putting knowledge before wisdom, science before art and cleverness…
Telehealth tools, conducting a consultation and the ethical practice of telemedicine
Introduction The basis of the teleconsult is the technology used to speak with and see the patient. There are a number of tools available for this purpose and these are…
Patient considerations and Leading change for telehealth providers
Introduction In January 2020, telemedicine represented ∼2% of all visits to healthcare providers in the United States. By June 2020, this figure was ∼80%. This huge leap in adoption was…
Infrastructure and security in telehealth
Introduction The term infrastructure is derived from the Latin word “structura”, meaning—a fitting together, or to pile/assemble together, and “ infra ” meaning on the underside/beneath; this chapter will focus…
Getting started in telehealth
Introduction Incorporating telemedicine into your practice is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Preconceived notions of what telemedicine is or what it should be may prevent many from venturing further. Technological complexity…
Patient privacy laws
Introduction A core principle upon which medicine is practiced is that of trust, specifically between patient and physician. And key to that trust is not betraying a patient’s fundamental human…
