WHO has expanded the definition of telemedicine recently to include many healthcare delivery services.

Within the WHO/ITU National eHealth strategy toolkit, telemedicine is defined as supporting
“the provision of health care services at a distance” (18). Although other definitions elaborate on
telemedicine as the use of ICT for medical diagnostic, monitoring, and therapeutic purposes at
a distance (72–75), the driving principle is centered on the provision of remote clinical support
as a means of overcoming geographical barriers (72). Telemedicine can function between clients
and health workers who are separated by distance, as well as among health workers based in
different locations. The type of exchange between these actors varies and may include remote
consultations, remote monitoring of vital signs or diagnostic data, and the transmission of medical
files such as images for review, commonly referred to as “store and forward” (72–75).

THUS ACCORDING TO WHO THE AIMS OF TM ARE :
1. Getting rid of inequity of healthcare resource maldistribution
2. Getting rid of inaccessibility to healthcare resources

WHO VERY CLEARLY SAYS TM INCLUDES :
1. Remote consultations
2. Remote monitoring of vital signs
3. Remote monitoring of diagnostic data
4. Transmission of medical files such as images etc (your data sharing comes here)

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