The worldwide impact of telemedicine during COVID-19: current evidence and recommendations for the future

• Autores: Omboni, Stefano; Padwal, Raj S.; Alessa, Tourkiah; Benczúr, Béla; Green, Beverly B.; Hubbard, Ilona; Kario, Kazuomi; Khan, Nadia A.; Konradi, Alexandra; Logan, Alexander G.; Lu, Yuan; Mars, Maurice; McManus, Richard J.; Melville, Sarah; Neumann, Claas L.; Parati, Gianfranco; Renna, Nicolas Federico; Ryvlin, Philippe; Saner, Hugo; Schutte, Aletta E.; Hwang, Una
• Año de publicación: 2022
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: TELEMEDICINE; HYPERTENSION; COVID-19
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has emerged worldwide as an indispensable resource to improve the surveillance of patients, curb the spread of disease, facilitate timely identification and management of ill people, but, most importantly, guarantee the continuity of care of frail patients with multiple chronic diseases. Although during COVID-19 telemedicine has thrived, and its adoption has moved forward in many countries, important gaps still remain. Major issues to be addressed to enable large scale implementation of telemedicine include: (1) establishing adequate policies to legislate telemedicine, license healthcare operators, protect patients’ privacy, and implement reimbursement plans; (2) creating and disseminating practical guidelines for the routine clinical use of telemedicine in different contexts; (3) increasing in the level of integration of telemedicine with traditional healthcare services; (4) improving healthcare professionals’ and patients’ awareness of and willingness to use telemedicine; and (5) overcoming inequalities among countries and population subgroups due to technological, infrastructural, and economic barriers. If all these requirements are met in the near future, remote management of patients will become an indispensable resource for the healthcare systems worldwide and will ultimately improve the management of patients and the quality of care.
Fil: Omboni, Stefano. Italian Institute of Telemedicine; Italia. First Moscow State Medical University; Rusia
Fil: Padwal, Raj S.. Department Of Cardiology, Sechenov First Moscow State M; Rusia
Fil: Alessa, Tourkiah. University of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Benczúr, Béla. King Saud University; Arabia Saudita
Fil: Green, Beverly B.. Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; Hungría
Fil: Hubbard, Ilona. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois ; Suiza
Fil: Kario, Kazuomi. Jichi Medical University School of Medicine; Japón
Fil: Khan, Nadia A.. University of British Columbia; Canadá
Fil: Konradi, Alexandra. Almazov National Medical Research Centre; Rusia
Fil: Logan, Alexander G.. University of Toronto; Canadá
Fil: Lu, Yuan. University of Yale; Estados Unidos
Fil: Mars, Maurice. University of KwaZulu-Natal; Sudáfrica. Flinders University.; Australia
Fil: McManus, Richard J.. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Melville, Sarah. Saint John Regional Hospital; Canadá
Fil: Neumann, Claas L.. Nephrologisches Zentrum Göttingen GbR; Alemania
Fil: Parati, Gianfranco. University of Milano-Bicocca; Italia. Istituto Auxologico Italiano; Italia
Fil: Renna, Nicolas Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina
Fil: Ryvlin, Philippe. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois; Suiza
Fil: Saner, Hugo. University of Bern; Suiza
Fil: Schutte, Aletta E.. University of New South Wales; Australia. North-West University; Sudáfrica
Fil: Hwang, Una. Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; China