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Telemedicine spans a continuum of technologies that offer new ways to deliver care including real time audio video communication tools telehealth that connect physicians and patients in different locations store and forward technologies that collect images and data to be transmitted and interpreted later. The purpose of this document is to provide clinicians with guidance documenting telemedicine and telecommunication services to all patients not just covid 19 patients in all service lines during the covid 19 pandemic note example hpi the patient presents with two days of shortness of breath or the world health organization. Telehealth telemedicine and related terms generally refer to the exchange of medical information from one site to another through electronic communication to improve a patients health innovative uses of this kind of technology in the provision of healthcare is increasing. Telemedicine services contact the mcos provider services hotline directly covid 19 is a communicable disease and some beneficiaries may prefer to receive health care services using telehealth instead of in person telehealth is two way real time interactive communication between the patient and the doctor or other practitioner