Asthma is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory disorder of the airways in the lungs characterized by airflow obstruction and respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath, wheezing, dry cough, tightness or discomfort in the chest.
It is well known that Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be controlled by applying correct disease management so people with asthma can have normal and active lives.
Asthma Telemedicine provides asthma-related services that help medical professionals work synergistically with patients to improve their quality of life by controlling and monitoring asthma symptoms and severity anytime, anywhere.
These services allow remotely monitoring of patient’s asthma symptoms and provide direct communications between patients and health care provider even the patients are not at the same location as the health care provider.
Depending on the severity of the patient's condition, the provider gets automatically notifications and progress reports that help on deciding the best course of treatment in order to keep patient's asthma under control.