Ethical and Legal Challenges of Telemedicine in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic

R Solimini, FP Busardò, F Gibelli, A Sirignano, G Ricci - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background and objective: Telemedicine or telehealth services has been increasingly
practiced in the recent years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine turned into and …

[HTML][HTML] Are we there yet? Unbundling the potential adoption and integration of telemedicine to improve virtual healthcare services in African health systems

E Mbunge, B Muchemwa, J Batani - Sensors International, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the attention has now shifted towards universal vaccination
to gracefully lift strict COVID-19 restrictions previously imposed to contain the spread of the …

Barriers and facilitators to telemedicine: can you hear me now?

AM Lopez, K Lam, R Thota - American Society of Clinical Oncology …, 2021 - europepmc.org
In its most direct interpretation, telemedicine is medical care provided at a distance.
Although telemedicine's use had been steadily increasing, the COVID-19 pandemic …

Remote care for mental health: qualitative study with service users, carers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Liberati, N Richards, J Parker, J Willars, D Scott… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore the experiences of service users, carers and staff seeking or providing
secondary mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Qualitative …

Effectiveness of telemedicine visits in reducing 30‐day readmissions among patients with heart failure during the COVID‐19 pandemic

H Xu, BB Granger, CD Drake, ED Peterson… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in a rapid implementation of telemedicine
into clinical practice. This study examined whether early outpatient follow‐up via …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding telemedicine to reduce the burden on the healthcare systems and poverty in Africa for a post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

TY Akintunde, OD Akintunde, TH Musa, M Sayibu… - Global Health …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global public health emergency, has
exposed the fragility of health systems. Access to healthcare became a scarce commodity as …

[HTML][HTML] Facilitators of and barriers to accessing hospital medical specialty telemedicine consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic: systematic review

AS Cunha, AR Pedro, JV Cordeiro - Journal of medical Internet research, 2023 - jmir.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digital transition in health care, which
required a rapid adaptation for stakeholders. Telemedicine has emerged as an ideal tool to …

A Survey on Emerging Trends and Applications of 5G and 6G to Healthcare Environments

S Ullah, J Li, J Chen, I Ali, S Khan, A Ahad… - ACM Computing …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
A delay, interruption, or failure in the wireless connection has a significant impact on the
performance of wirelessly connected medical equipment. Researchers presented the fastest …

[HTML][HTML] Hospitalizations and mortality during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China: an observational study

H Xin, P Wu, JY Wong, JK Cheung… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Hong Kong followed a strict COVID-19 elimination strategy in 2020.
We estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic responses on all-cause and cause …

[HTML][HTML] A qualitative analysis of psychosocial stressors and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline healthcare personnel in the United States

AH Shah, IA Becene, KTNH Nguyen, JJ Stuart… - … -Qualitative Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a dearth of qualitative studies exploring the lived experiences of frontline healthcare
personnel (HCP) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We examined …