CTP Telehealth Service Delivery Models 2

Question 1

Which telehealth model involves a patient at a rural clinic being evaluated by a distant specialist via real-time video?

Accepted Answer

Hub-and-spoke synchronous consultation

Answer

Store-and-forward teledermatology

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Remote patient monitoring

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Asynchronous e-consult

Question 2

A school nurse uses a tablet to transmit a student's ear photos to a remote pediatrician for later review. This best describes:

Accepted Answer

Store-and-forward (asynchronous) telemedicine

Answer

Synchronous teleconsultation

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Direct-to-consumer telehealth

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Remote therapeutic monitoring

Question 3

Which service delivery model is MOST appropriate when a patient in a medically underserved area needs urgent mental health crisis intervention?

Accepted Answer

Synchronous video or telephone session

Answer

Asynchronous e-consult with 48-hour response

Answer

Automated chatbot triage only

Answer

Wearable sensor data review

Question 4

Telestroke programs primarily use which delivery model to minimize time-to-treatment?

Accepted Answer

Real-time synchronous video consultation

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Asynchronous image review

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Store-and-forward MRI analysis

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Remote patient monitoring only

Question 5

In a direct-to-consumer (DTC) telehealth model, the patient typically:

Accepted Answer

Connects directly to a clinician from home without an originating-site facilitator

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Visits a spoke clinic to connect to a hub specialist

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Uploads imaging for overnight radiologist review

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Wears a biosensor monitored by a hospital team

Question 6

An endocrinologist reviews a patient's 90-day continuous glucose monitor (CGM) data between visits and adjusts insulin doses. This exemplifies:

Accepted Answer

Remote patient monitoring with asynchronous review

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Synchronous televisit

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Store-and-forward telemetry

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Direct-to-consumer urgent care

Question 7

Which factor most distinguishes a telehealth 'store-and-forward' model from a 'remote patient monitoring' model?

Accepted Answer

RPM involves continuous or periodic device-collected data; store-and-forward involves clinician-captured discrete data packets

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Store-and-forward uses live video; RPM does not

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Store-and-forward requires HIPAA compliance; RPM does not

Answer

RPM is only used in dermatology; store-and-forward spans all specialties