The Framework of the Pilot Project for Testing a Telemedicine Model in the Field of Chronic Diseases – Health Challenges and Justification of the Project Implementation

Abstract

Aim: To present the essentials of the pilot project for testing a telemedicine model in the field of chronic diseases, along with a snapshot of the health challenges. Materials and Methods: This review paper use the synthetic method summarizing the main objectives of the telemedicine project in the field of chronic diseases with a focus on COPD. The described project will have a pilot character and is aimed at clinical verification through the implementation of a new method and accompanying organizational and technological solutions (platform, devices) in an area where current models and schemes of therapeutic and diagnostic support were insufficient. The main (primary) outcome will be the leveling of social inequalities in health by reducing the residence and income factor in access to screening and medical services through the use of telemedicine. Conclusions: Implementation of telemedicine solutions creates an opportunity for patients diagnosed with COPD and their families by improving access to specialized medical care. With early detection of COPD exacerbation symptoms (deterioration of remotely monitored spirometric parameters), it will be possible to introduce appropriate preventive measures for these patients offsetting the adverse consequences.

Effect of Implementing an Informatization Case Management Model on the Management of Chronic Respiratory Diseases in a General Hospital: Retrospective Controlled Study

“…Case managers entered the system through the medical app, selected a disease and an enrolled patient from the list of patients (the system automatically captures the patient's name and ID number according to the International Classification of Diseases [ICD] code) in accordance with the chronic respiratory diseases diagnostic criteria to sign the enrollment contract and determine the relationship between the personal information and data [15][16][17][18][19].…”