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 * Guidelines to Evaluating Perceptions of Telehealth**

According to __Telemedicine: A gude to Assessing Telecommunications in Health Care,__ a guide released by the Institute of Medicine, there are five dimensions to consider when evaluating the effectiveness of telemedicine. 1. **Technical Capacity**- Is the technology reliable when it is used through telemedicine, as compared to traditional medicine? 2. **Diagnostic Accuracy**- Does the technology diagnose the patient as accurately as traditional medicine? 3. **Diagnostic Impact**- Is telemedicine enough, or will a face-to-face meeting still be necessary after the diagnosis? 4. **Therapeutic Impact**- Will the technology change therapy for the patient? 5. **Patient Outcome**- Does the technology improve or decline the patient’s final outcome?

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