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Pros and cons of telemedicine in diagnosis and management: A cross sectional survey

Electronic Journal of General Medicine

Cost effectiveness, equity, and quality all are problems facing the health care services in both developed and developing countries. Modern technologies as telemedicine tried to help population especially in epidemics. Many malpractice problems facing doctors and other health care workers due to using telemedicine. This study aimed to clarify the pros and cons of telemedicine. Method: Survey was done and validated to health care worker sectors, patients and judicial workers sectors, to evaluate the telemedicine according to their practice. Results: about one thousand volunteers shared in this study, 616 (61.3%), 68 (6.8%) judicial workers, and 320 (31.9%) other jobs. Most of doctors 95% of them refuse to use telemedicine in the provisional diagnosis, 77.3% claim that it is very difficult to give accurate diagnosis through media, 75.6% of them convinced that telemedicine and increase the malpractice issues and medical responsibilities. In judicial workers 64.7% of them prove that there is increase in malpractice issues due to use of media. On the other side 55% of the other job sectors agree with the use of telemedicine especially in time of epidemics. Conclusion: Telemedicine has many pros and cons. The main cons were that the inability to give the actual diagnosis and occurrence of medical errors, while the main pros was that the use of telemedicine to follow up already diagnosed patient. Governments should legalize the using of telemedicine by enacting law that prohibit the use of it except between doctors to take medical decision or exchange opinion.

EFFECTS OF TELEMEDICINE IN HEALTH CARE SECTOR

isara solutions, 2021

Telemedicine can be a generalized word used to distantly describe specific areas of health care. Telemedicine is also characterized in its broadest sense, as telecommunications systems are used to deliver medical knowledge and services. It's the use of electronic signals to move knowledge from one location to another. It is being more recognised with the usage of electronic imaging devices as regards online health treatment and consultation. Telemedicine incorporating electronic medical records will reduce the number of instances where doctors are unable to access patient information. A broad variety of safety issues have been tackled at a distance via telecommunications technologies. during a type of settings. Therapeutic, medical, and prevention resources are also offered through telemedicine programs, as well as patient care. It's useful for contact with doctors, pharmacists, patients and men. Patients, physicians and organizations are rapidly utilizing the telemedicine facilities. KEY WORD: concept, utilization and benefits of telemedicine INTRODUCTION: Aggregated by the rising medical requirements and the strong demands of patients with respect to healthcare facilities, inadequate medical personnel and unbalanced distribution of resources have become a global issue. This issue is extremely serious, typically metropolitan Chinese hospitals. The Chinese Government has consulted on a new medical education plan inside the healthcare sector to cope with it and and highlighted the adoption and utilization of telemedicine services. Telemedicine offers patients with exposure to high-quality clinical facilities through digital connectivity and computer processing Thus, telemedicine will significantly enhance the equity and reliability of provision of healthcare services and expand patients 'exposure to historically inaccessible or difficult to obtain professional skills. Clinical supervision means where a patient means tracked remotely by medical examiners using electronic tools, interactive camera or other instruments. This approach is primarily applicable to chronic disorders such as coronary failure, diabetes and asthma. Patients and physicians typically collaborate by video conferencing in real-time digital facility Patients will attend the nearest telemedicine centre with this facility with the help of tele-specialists Through promoting easy access to medical services, telemedicine will eliminate regional variation in evaluation, care and health administration The study performed in rural areas of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais between 2009-2010 reveals that 80.8 tele consultations can be avoided. For appointments and 45.5 per cent for travel costs Several other reports have confirmed that telemedicine will

Telemedicine--is the cart being put before the horse?

The Medical journal of Australia, 2014

A large literature base on telemedicine exists, but the evidence base for telemedicine is very limited. There is little practical or useful information to guide clinicians and health policymakers. Telemedicine is often implemented based on limited or no prior formal analysis of its appropriateness to the circumstances, and adoption of telemedicine by clinicians has been slow and patchy. Formal analysis should be conducted before implementation of telemedicine to identify the patients, conditions and settings that it is likely to benefit. Primary studies of telemedicine tend to be of insufficient quality to enable synthesis of formal evidence. Methods typically used to assess effectiveness in medicine are often difficult, expensive or impractical to apply to telemedicine. Formal studies of telemedicine should examine efficacy, effectiveness, economics and clinician preferences. Successful adoption and sustainable integration of telemedicine into routine care could be improved by evid...

Narrative review of telemedicine consultation in medical practice

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2015

The use of telemedicine has grown across several medical fields, due to the increasing number of "e-patients". This narrative review gives an overview of the growing use of telemedicine in different medical specialties, showing how its use can improve medical care. A PubMed/Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus search was performed using the following keywords: telemedicine, teleconsultation, telehealth, e-health, and e-medicine. Selected papers from 1996 to 2014 were chosen on the basis of their content (quality and novelty). Telemedicine has already been applied to different areas of medical practice, and it is as effective as face-to-face medical care, at least for the diagnosis and treatment of some pathological conditions. Telemedicine is time- and cost-effective for both patients and health care professionals, encouraging its use on a larger scale. Telemedicine provides specialist medical care to patients who have poor access to hospitals, and ensures continuity of care and optimal use of available health resources. The use of telemedicine opens new perspectives for patients seeking a medical second opinion for their pathology, since they can have remote access to medical resources that would otherwise require enormous costs and time.

The Promises and Pitfalls of Telemedicine

2017

Telemedicine technology promises to improve patient outcomes, lessen the burden of visits on patients, increase access to physicians, increase physician efficiency, and decrease costs. However, it must be incorporated into medical practice safely without impeding patient–doctor interactions. This will require an effective triage system, efficient physician workflow, and a HIPAA-compliant communication method, among others. Payment reform is a barrier to more widespread adoption: physicians must be able to care for their patients while being reimbursed. Technologies that enable real-time access to medical records, have the ability to capture high-quality images, and supply a comprehensive medical history will help further the success of telemedicine. The American Journal of Accountable Care. 2017;5(2):24-26 We are practicing in a time of rapid technological innovation. Telemedicine technology not only exists, but is increasingly being welcomed by healthcare consumers. It is imperativ...

Telemedicine as a Modality of Health Care Delivery and its Implications

Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, 2012

This chapter provides both formal and operational definitions of telemedicine as well as the related concepts of telehealth, e-health, and m-health, and reviews the origin and historical evolution of the nomenclature and content of telemedicine over the last century. The rationale for telemedicine is discussed in terms of potential effects on improving access to care, especially for underserved, remote and isolated populations, redressing inequities in quality and cost containment in terms of greater efficiency and risk avoidance, not only singly but also symbiotically. The current status of telemedicine and the reasons for its limited diffusion to date are discussed. Finally, the empirical evidence is briefly reviewed, selecting one application as an example. The chapter concludes with an optimistic expectation of continued proliferation of the field to serve the common good.

The Assessment of Telemedicine General principles and a systematic review

2000

The International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) has been formed to exchange information and undertake collaborative activities in health technology assessment. At the INAHTA Annual Meeting in 1997, telemedicine was identified by a number of agencies as appropriate to consider through an INAHTA project.