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Global pandemics pose unprecedented challenges to healthcare. In the current situation, telemedicine appears to be a sustainable and effective solution in the implementation of precautions, prevention and treatment in order to discontinue the spreading of the coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
The <bold>aim</bold> of this paper was to research and analyze the role of telemedicine in assistance to healthcare in the COVID-19 pandemic.
<bold>Methods:</bold> The PubMed Database, Google Scholar, SpringerLink, ScienceDirect (Elsevier) and sites of public authorities have been accessed and reviewed.
<bold>Results:</bold> Advantages, restrictions, policy and application of telemedicine in the conditions of COVID-19 pandemic have been studied and analyzed.
<bold>Conclusion:</bold> Healthcare systems are put under an extreme test during global pandemics. Telemedicine is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic because it guarantees that patients have access to medical care.
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Global pandemics pose unprecedented challenges to healthcare. In the current situation, telemedicine appears to be a sustainable and effective solution in the implementation of precautions, prevention and treatment in order to discontinue the spreading of the coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
The aim of this paper was to research and analyze the role of telemedicine in assistance to healthcare in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The PubMed Database, Google Scholar, SpringerLink, ScienceDirect (Elsevier) and sites of public authorities have been accessed and reviewed.
Results: Advantages, restrictions, policy and application of telemedicine in the conditions of COVID-19 pandemic have been studied and analyzed.
Conclusion: Healthcare systems are put under an extreme test during global pandemics. Telemedicine is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic because it guarantees that patients have access to medical care.

Telemedicine in Assistance to Healthcare in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Department of Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and e-Learning, Faculty of Public Health

Medical University of Plovdiv – Plovdiv

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Global pandemics pose unprecedented challenges to healthcare. In the current situation, telemedicine appears to be a sustainable and effective solution in the...

Telemedicine in Assistance to Healthcare in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published Online: Nov 24, 2020

Page range: 63 - 68

Received: Jun 08, 2020

Accepted: Jul 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0048

Keywords
telemedicine, COVID-19 pandemic, health, healthcare

© 2020 K. Kilova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Telemedicine in Assistance to Healthcare in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published Online: Nov 24, 2020

Page range: 63 - 68

Received: Jun 08, 2020

Accepted: Jul 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0048

Keywordstelemedicine, COVID-19 pandemic, health, healthcare

© 2020 K. Kilova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
telemedicine, COVID-19 pandemic, health, healthcare