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to diagnose, prognose, treat, correct, change, alleviate, or
prevent animal disease, illness, pain, deformity, defect, injury, or
other physical, dental, or mental conditions. Examples include
recommendations made by veterinarians or non-veterinarians
via phone, text or online that all pets should receive annual
wellness exams as part of a comprehensive preventive care plan,
or that animals living in mosquito-infested areas should receive
year-long heartworm preventatives.

Teletriage
Teletriage is the safe, appropriate, and timely assessment and
management (immediate referral to a veterinarian or not) of
animal patients via electronic consultation with their owners.
In assessing patient condition electronically, the assessor
determines urgency and the need for immediate referral to
a veterinarian, based on the owner's (or responsible party's)
report of history and clinical signs, sometimes supplemented by
visual (e.g., photographs, video) information. A diagnosis is not
rendered. The essence of teletriage is to make good and safe
decisions regarding a patient's disposition (immediate referral
to a veterinarian or not), under conditions of uncertainty and
urgency.

E-prescribing or electronic prescribing
E-prescribing, or electronic prescribing, is a digital-based
electronic generation, transmission and filling of a medical
prescription, taking the place of paper and faxed prescriptions.
Requirements for prescriptions can vary from state to state, and
also depending whether they involve controlled substances.
In general, veterinary prescriptions should be handled in the
same way, whether on paper or in a digital format. Veterinarians
interested in e-prescribing should check both state and federal
requirements.

mHealth or Mobile Health
mHealth, also called mobile health, is a subcategory of
telehealth that employs mobile devices. Some mHealth
applications and wearables are designed to augment animal
health care within veterinarian-client-patient relationships, while
others are designed and marketed directly to consumers for
their education and animal monitoring without clinical input (no
VCPR).

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