AUTHOR=Bhaskar Sonu , Bradley Sian , Chattu Vijay Kumar , Adisesh Anil , Nurtazina Alma , Kyrykbayeva Saltanat , Sakhamuri Sateesh , Moguilner Sebastian , Pandya Shawna , Schroeder Starr , Banach Maciej , Ray Daniel 

TITLE=Telemedicine as the New Outpatient Clinic Gone Digital: Position Paper From the Pandemic Health System REsilience PROGRAM (REPROGRAM) International Consortium (Part 2)

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00410

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.00410

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Technology has acted as a great enabler of patient continuity through remote consultation, ongoing monitoring, and patient education using telephone and videoconferencing in the COVID-19 era. The devastating impact of COVID-19 is bound to prevail beyond its current reign. The vulnerable sections of our community endure a relatively higher burden during a pandemic. The need to provide continued medical care in the era of social distancing has catalyzed the rapid adoption of telemedicine. Telemedicine offers an opportunity to improve health systems delivery, access, and efficiency. This article critically examines the current telemedicine landscape and challenges in its adoption across various medical specialities. The current consortium provides a roadmap and/or framework, along with recommendations, for telemedicine uptake and implementation in clinical practice during and beyond COVID-19.