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Telemedicine, the current COVID-19 pandemic and the future: a narrative review and perspectives moving forward in the USA.
Kichloo, Asim; Albosta, Michael; Dettloff, Kirk; Wani, Farah; El-Amir, Zain; Singh, Jagmeet; Aljadah, Michael; Chakinala, Raja Chandra; Kanugula, Ashok Kumar; Solanki, Shantanu; Chugh, Savneek.
  • Kichloo A; Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine East Campus, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
  • Albosta M; Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine East Campus, Saginaw, Michigan, USA albos1ms@cmich.edu.
  • Dettloff K; Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine East Campus, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
  • Wani F; Family Medicine, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, New York, USA.
  • El-Amir Z; Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine East Campus, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
  • Singh J; Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Aljadah M; Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University College of Medicine East Campus, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
  • Chakinala RC; Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Kanugula AK; Internal Medicine, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, USA.
  • Solanki S; Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Chugh S; Nephrology, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA.
Fam Med Community Health ; 8(3)2020 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-724797
ABSTRACT
A narrative review was conducted to examine the current state of the utilisation of telemedicine amid the current COVID-19 pandemic and to evaluate the benefits of continuing telemedicine usage in the future. A literature review was performed for articles related to telemedicine. Databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and Ovid MEDLINE were searched. Three reviewers independently performed article selection based on relevance to our topic. We included all articles between 1990 and 2020 related to telemedicine using the following keywords 'telemedicine', 'telehealth', 'policy', 'COVID-19', 'regulation', 'rural', 'physical examination', 'future'. A total of 60 articles were identified, and through careful selection we narrowed the final number of articles to 42 based on relevance to our topic. Telemedicine has been rapidly evolving over the past several decades. Issues with regulation and reimbursement have prevented its full immersion into the healthcare system. During the current pandemic, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services have expanded access to telemedicine services. The advantages of telemedicine moving forward include its cost-effectiveness, ability to extend access to specialty services and its potential to help mitigate the looming physician shortage. Disadvantages include lack of available technological resources in certain parts of the country, issues with security of patient data, and challenges in performing the traditional patient examination. It is critically important that changes are made to fully immerse telemedicine services into the healthcare landscape in order to be prepared for future pandemics as well as to reap the benefits of this service in the future.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Telemedicine / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fmch-2020-000530

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Telemedicine / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fmch-2020-000530