Bringing health care to the patient

Abstract

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Promovendo a transformação digital da economia brasileira

“…Entretanto, a regulamentação deixou a desejar no que diz respeito a explicitar a relação médicopaciente por meio da tecnologia (Silva, Garcia e Terra, 2015). Isso quer dizer que os médicos, em princípio, precisam estar presentes em ambos os lados da consulta, o que é bastante limitado em comparação a outros países (Oliveira Hashiguchi, 2020). A incerteza jurídica com relação aos serviços de telessaúde também tem sido destacada como um problema pelas partes interessadas, inclusive no contexto do TelesaúdeRS, um projeto regional conduzido pela Escola de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (OCDE/BID, 2016).…”

Brazil in the digital transformation: Opportunities and challenges

“…Telemedicine in now being used to deliver healthcare in virtually all OECD countries (Oliveira Hashiguchi, 2020). The Brazilian government has put a strong emphasis on advancing the use of telehealth solutions in the public healthcare system.…”

“…However, the regulation fell short in terms of explicitly allowing the doctor-patient relationship through technology (Silva, Garcia and Terra, 2015). This implies that doctors in principle need to be present on both sides of the consultation, which is rather limiting compared to other countries (Oliveira Hashiguchi, 2020). Legal uncertainty with regard to telehealth services has also been highlighted as an issue by stakeholders, including in the context of TelesaúdeRS, a regional project conducted by the School of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (OECD/IDB, 2016).…”

Exploring the effectiveness of telehealth interventions for diagnosis, contact tracing and care of Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID19) patients in sub Saharan Africa: a rapid review

“…Telehealth, a term sometimes used interchangeably with telemedicine, means "healing at a distance" and signifies the use of information and communication technologies to improve patient outcomes by increasing access to care and medical information [26]. It utilises technological solutions such as e-mail, messaging systems, smartphones, tablets, wireless monitors, teleconferencing, video conferencing and other forms of telecommunication technologies [27]. A growing body of evidence suggests that care delivered through telehealth allows patients to be efficiently screened, is both patientcentred and conducive to self-quarantine, and it protects patients, clinicians, and the general community from exposure to COVID-19 [22,23,[27][28][29].…”

“…It utilises technological solutions such as e-mail, messaging systems, smartphones, tablets, wireless monitors, teleconferencing, video conferencing and other forms of telecommunication technologies [27]. A growing body of evidence suggests that care delivered through telehealth allows patients to be efficiently screened, is both patientcentred and conducive to self-quarantine, and it protects patients, clinicians, and the general community from exposure to COVID-19 [22,23,[27][28][29]. This is particularly important for Africa where health care systems are weak and there are shortages of PPE for healthcare workers.…”