Telehealth technology

Telehealth technology has extended traditional healthcare delivery into homes, clinics, and other environments outside of the hospital setting.  Will the increased use of these telehealth technology tools be viewed as “dehumanizing” patient care, or will they be viewed as a means to promote more contact with healthcare providers and new ways to “stay connected” (as in online disease groups) thereby creating better long-term disease management and patient satisfaction? Support your ideas about this question with scholarly magazines and articles