Telemedicine and public health–pearls and pitfalls  

作　　者：Ranjeet Kumar Sinha Sony Sinha Prateek Nishant Arvind Kumar Morya Arshi Singh 

机构地区：[1]Department of Community Medicine,Patna Medical College,Patna 800004,Bihar,India [2]Department of Ophthalmology-Vitreo-Retina,Neuro-Ophthalmology and Oculoplasty,All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Patna 801507,Bihar,India [3]Department of Ophthalmology,ESIC Medical College,Patna 801103,Bihar,India [4]Department of Ophthalmology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Hyderabad 508126,Telangana,India [5]Department of Ophthalmology,Guru Nanak Eye Center,New Delhi 110001,India

出　　处：《World Journal of Methodology》2025年第2期177-179,共3页世界方法学杂志（英文）

摘　　要：We hereby comment on the interesting systematic review by Grewal et al where they have provided an overall picture of the current status of available tele-health programs in the United States with emphasis on the Amazon Clinic.Their analysis is an appreciable effort in discovering the features available and features lacking in these tele-health programs.The concept of tele-health originated to curtail the need for physical attendance of patients at health clinics,and has been beneficial during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.We implore that the pearls and pitfalls of these programs have to be understood by policymakers prior to forming a consensus regarding the availability,accessibility and affordability of these programs as methods of healthcare delivery.Unrestricted proliferation of tele-health programs in their current form may pose threats to patient and provider safety and medicolegal liability.However,patients and providers must work together to improve them to meet their expectations and enable them to provide the best care for the ailing public.

关 键 词：TELEMEDICINE Remote Access Availability Accessibility AFFORDABILITY ETHICS Privacy Medicolegal liability 

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