Health Care Without Face-to-face Contact
In absentia healthcare or distance medicine occurs when the patient and care giver are at different locations but still communicate by audio and video - or sometimes without any personal contact. A face-to-face contact is often a necessary prelude to rendering health care.
This, however, may not be necessary for care; in fact current technologies permit with no prior or concurrent contact. Some people argue that this type of in absentia medical care may derail the traditional sequences of examination, diagnosis and treatment, and that such a detour may challenge existing values of modern medicine. In absentia care assumes heightened relevance today because it is both convenient and risky.
Easy questionnaire-based online access to healthcare is convenient. The same resources provide hazardous pharmaceuticals, addicting and life style altering drugs.
On the other hand, for some people with busy lives but a sensible attitude, it can be both cheaper and more convenient to receive an online diagnosis, and then to purchase one's medicines from a virtual chemist.
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