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Across

1. psychological treatment of people using dialogue
2. process of sorting patients

3. to prepare and arrange
4. special department of a hospital for intensive care of patients

Down

5. to include as a part

6. identification of nature and cause of a disease
7. not having sufficient service

8. epidemic over a wide geographical area

B. Read the interview again and write whether the following statements
are True or False.

a. Internet service is necessary to use telehealth services.
b. While providing telehealth services, health professionals are at
high risks of being infected due to the exposure to patients.

c. Telehealth service can be the best alternative to a face to face
service.
d. The problem with the lack of medical staff will be solved to a
great extent with telehealth technology.

e. The success of telehealth programmes depends on the
infrastructure and the best use of IT tools.
C. Answer the following questions.

a. What is telehealth service?
b. What are the advantages of using telehealth programmes?
c. Why, according to Dr. Chang, is the telehealth service growing
rapidly?
d. How is the telehealth programme important during a
pandemic?
e. Why are the patients in remote areas not getting adequate health
services?
f. Mention the top three challenges of telehealth services.

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