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Titulo Artículo : | Telemedicine and health policy: A systematic review | |||
| Titulo Revista: | Health Policy and Technology |
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ISBN | 2211-8845 | ||||
| Autores | Kelly Williams John Bohls Waleed Shamsi Clemens ScottKruse |
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| Año de publicacion | 2021 | ||||
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| Numero | Volumen | 10 | |||
| Pagina Inicial | 209 | Pagina Final | 229 | ||
| Idioma: | Inglés | Base de datos bibliográfica: | ScienceDirect |
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| Resumen : | Background: Telemedicine diagnoses and treats patients remotely via telecommunications technology all over the world. Telemedicine becomes more prevalent as providers recognize the benefits, patients re- ceive increased access and payers see the reduction in cost of care. Objective: Telemedicine studies have shown success in limiting geographical constraints, time spent, and costs incurred by patients with positive health outcomes across medical specialties. The aim of this re- view is to evaluate the implications of telemedicine and health policies. Methods: An assessment of the literature in four databases was made on content germane to health policy implications of telemedicine. From the results of the search, 48 publications were kept for analysis. Results: The fifteen facilitators mentioned most often were increased access, increased convenience, im- proved population health, care enabled through mobile technology, self-efficacy, increased patient-to- provider communication, cost advantages, efficacy of modality, increased health outcomes, reaches de- veloping countries, increased quality, a positive previous experience, and a secure means of care. The twelve barriers mentioned most often were the increased cost to providers, patient privacy, technical lit- eracy, state licensing, data security, socioeconomics, limited reimbursements, issues of interoperability, patient safety, less personal means of care, misaligned incentives, and ethical concerns. Conclusions: Telemedicine has the potential for growth and adoption, however, there are several implica- tions and barriers of health policy surrounding telemedicine that make it difficult to adopt. Policies will likely encourage and incentivize its spread and use. Future research should focus on standardization of telemedicine and new policies and incentives that encourage its use | ||||
| Palabras Claves : | Health Policy Telemedicine Access Health policy |
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| Publico Objetivo: | Medicos , Investigadores , Educadores Medicos , | ||||