Resumen ejecutivo sobre el uso de la telemedicina en el ámbito hospitalario: recomendaciones del Foro Internacional de Medicina Interna / Executive summary on the use of telemedicine in the hospital setting: recommendations from the International Forum on Internal Medicine

La implantación de la telemedicina como una herramienta más en la atención a pacientes en el ámbito hospitalario es un reto para cualquier sistema sanitario. Dadas las dificultades y limitaciones, el Foro Internacional de Medicina Interna (FIMI) ha promovido este Consenso que incluye a 20 sociedades científicas de 17 países de Europa y América. El objetivo fue realizar una propuesta, a modo de marco general, que permitiese el desarrollo e implantación de la telemedicina en la atención clínica hospitalaria y que fuese útil para los diferentes países integrantes del FIMI. El documento que presentamos recoge el resumen ejecutivo de las recomendaciones de la FIMI que pretenden garantizar intervenciones sanitarias efectivas, seguras, eficientes, sostenibles y proporcionadas y basadas en la mejor evidencia científica disponible. Los autores consideran que este documento debe actualizarse en el plazo máximo de dos años (AU)

The implementation of telemedicine as another tool for patient care in the hospital setting is a challenge for any healthcare system. Given the difficulties and limitations, the International Forum on Internal Medicine (FIMI, for its initials in Spanish) has sponsored this consensus document with 20 scientific societies from 17 countries in Europe and the Americas. The aim was to propose a general framework that allows for the development and implementation of telemedicine in hospital clinical care that would be useful to FIMI member countries. The document we present includes recommendations from the FIMI in its executive summary that intend to guarantee effective, safe, efficient, sustainable, and proportional healthcare interventions based on the best scientific evidence available. The authors believe that this document must be updated within a maximum period of two years (AU)

Executive summary on the use of telemedicine in the hospital setting: Recommendations from the International Forum on Internal Medicine.

The implementation of telemedicine as another tool for patient care in the hospital setting is a challenge for any healthcare system. Given the difficulties and limitations, the International Forum on Internal Medicine (FIMI, for its initials in Spanish) has sponsored this consensus document with 20 scientific societies from 17 countries in Europe and the Americas. The aim was to propose a general framework that allows for the development and implementation of telemedicine in hospital clinical care that would be useful to FIMI member countries. The document we present includes recommendations from the FIMI in its executive summary that intend to guarantee effective, safe, efficient, sustainable, and proportional healthcare interventions based on the best scientific evidence available. The authors believe that this document must be updated within a maximum period of two years.