Evaluation of medical decision errors during the transition period to telemedicine
The context of the Coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we approach medical services. Beyond setting up new technological possibilities, it has propelled telemedicine to become a reality, bringing undeniable practical benefits. The questions that arise are both justified and wo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1368&context=jmms |
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| Summary: | The context of the Coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the
way we approach medical services. Beyond setting up new technological
possibilities, it has propelled telemedicine to become a reality, bringing
undeniable practical benefits. The questions that arise are both justified
and worrying: can digitalization replace a direct interpersonal
relationship that involves a physical examination, while preserving the
quality of the medical act and the degree of patient satisfaction? Isn't
there a risk that the digitization of the medical record will cancel out the
deep human character of classical medicine that has evolved since the
time of Hippocrates? Should the implementation of telemedicine be "the
state-of-art" of modern medicine, in accordance with the co-evolution of
digital technology? It is hard to believe that once used in this period,
telemedicine will be abandoned. However, telemedicine must be
analyzed not only in the short term but also in the long term, in order to
be able to evaluate both its usefulness and possible deficiencies. |
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| ISSN: | 2392-7674 |