TABLE 1.

Definition of telehealth terms ¹¹ , ¹⁵

Term	Definition
Telehealth	Real time, interactive visual and audio telecommunications where a patient and a healthcare provider interact remotely through the use of technology
Telemedicine	The use of technology by a healthcare provider to deliver clinical services at a distance for the purpose of diagnosis, disease monitoring or treatment. Telemedicine services may be either telephonic or combined video/audio
Originating site	Where patient is located; prior to COVID‐19, location was a healthcare facility; during pandemic, definition expanded to patient's home
Distant site	Site at which the provider delivering the telemedicine service is located
Synchronous	Live exchange of information
Asynchronous	Information exchanged is seen at future time
Store and forward	Data forwarded to provider to review at future time
RPM (CMS definition)	RPM is defined as the collection and interpretation of physiologic data (eg ECG, blood pressure and glucose monitoring) digitally stored and/or transmitted by the patient and/or caregiver to the physician or other qualified healthcare professional, qualified by education, training, licensure/regulation (when applicable) requiring a minimum of 30 min of time
E‐visit (CMS definition)	Non‐face‐to‐face patient‐initiated digital communications that require a clinical decision that otherwise typically would have been provided in the office. E‐visits are meant to cover short‐term assessment and management activities conducted via an online platform, such as a patient portal, and include associated clinical decision making

Abbreviations: CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; ECG, electrocardiogram; RPM, remote patient monitoring.