Incorporating telemedicine as part of COVID-19 outbreak response systems

Am J Manag Care. 2020 Apr;26(4):147-148. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2020.42784.

Abstract

Healthcare providers should revisit disaster response policies to incorporate telemedicine systems to address some of the unique challenges posed by infectious disease outbreaks such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Coronavirus*
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Disaster Planning*
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Public Health
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Telemedicine*