The Role of Telemedicine in Transforming Healthcare Delivery
Telemedicine is vital for enhancing healthcare access, convenience, and efficiency. It overcomes traditional barriers by enabling people in remote or underserved areas to receive care without extensive travel, addressing provider shortages in isolated regions. It also supports vulnerable populations...
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| description | Telemedicine is vital for enhancing healthcare access, convenience, and efficiency. It overcomes traditional barriers by enabling people in remote or underserved areas to receive care without extensive travel, addressing provider shortages in isolated regions. It also supports vulnerable populations (those who are elderly or have a disability or chronic conditions) who find in-person visits difficult. Telemedicine facilitates follow-up care and chronic disease management using mobile apps and wearable devices for obtaining real-time patient data. This remote monitoring improves outcomes and reduces hospital readmissions. Implementation Challenges and Key Focus Areas: Effective implementation requires addressing healthcare disparities, reimbursement policies, and patient access to technology and training. Despite these hurdles, telemedicine is an essential tool globally. This Special Issue focuses on the following topics: Patient Education: Informing patients about benefits and availability; Provider Training: Equipping staff for virtual exams, platform use, and privacy; Remote Monitoring: Using devices to collect data for chronic condition management; Workflow Optimization: Streamlining scheduling for efficient appointments; Telemedicine Apps: Developing user-friendly apps for scheduling, reminders, and records; Emergency Protocols: Establishing clear procedures for virtual appointment emergencies. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1751872026-04-16T19:23:54Z The Role of Telemedicine in Transforming Healthcare Delivery Haimi, Motti Communication Digital medical encounters Elderly chronically ill patients Experimental design Health expectations Mindsets Patient-centered care Telemedicine Videoconferencing Teleophthalmology Satisfaction Remote area Celiac disease (CD) Gluten Gluten-free diet (GFD) EHealth COVID-19 GFD-dependent Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) Compliance Diet-adherence Telemedicine acceptance Physicians telemedicine acceptance Technology acceptance model Perceived usefulness Perceived ease of use Trauma care Disparities Implementation evaluation Implementation strategy Telehealth Social determinants of health Racial and ethnic minorities Public housing Intersectionality Health disparities Mediation analysis Healthcare professionals Wellbeing Work outcomes Bibliometric analysis Diabetes mellitus Telepharmacy Pharmaceutical services Cardiovascular risk factors Blood pressure Cholesterol Fasting glucose Urban population Patient satisfaction Older people Telegerontology Telegeriatrics Latin America N A thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKG Pharmacology Telemedicine is vital for enhancing healthcare access, convenience, and efficiency. It overcomes traditional barriers by enabling people in remote or underserved areas to receive care without extensive travel, addressing provider shortages in isolated regions. It also supports vulnerable populations (those who are elderly or have a disability or chronic conditions) who find in-person visits difficult. Telemedicine facilitates follow-up care and chronic disease management using mobile apps and wearable devices for obtaining real-time patient data. This remote monitoring improves outcomes and reduces hospital readmissions. Implementation Challenges and Key Focus Areas: Effective implementation requires addressing healthcare disparities, reimbursement policies, and patient access to technology and training. Despite these hurdles, telemedicine is an essential tool globally. This Special Issue focuses on the following topics: Patient Education: Informing patients about benefits and availability; Provider Training: Equipping staff for virtual exams, platform use, and privacy; Remote Monitoring: Using devices to collect data for chronic condition management; Workflow Optimization: Streamlining scheduling for efficient appointments; Telemedicine Apps: Developing user-friendly apps for scheduling, reminders, and records; Emergency Protocols: Establishing clear procedures for virtual appointment emergencies. 2026-04-16T19:23:47Z 2026-04-16T19:23:47Z 2026 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725863464_42 9783725863464 9783725863471 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175187 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/12099 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6347-1 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6347-1 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725863464 9783725863471 198 CH open access |
| spellingShingle | Communication Digital medical encounters Elderly chronically ill patients Experimental design Health expectations Mindsets Patient-centered care Telemedicine Videoconferencing Teleophthalmology Satisfaction Remote area Celiac disease (CD) Gluten Gluten-free diet (GFD) EHealth COVID-19 GFD-dependent Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) Compliance Diet-adherence Telemedicine acceptance Physicians telemedicine acceptance Technology acceptance model Perceived usefulness Perceived ease of use Trauma care Disparities Implementation evaluation Implementation strategy Telehealth Social determinants of health Racial and ethnic minorities Public housing Intersectionality Health disparities Mediation analysis Healthcare professionals Wellbeing Work outcomes Bibliometric analysis Diabetes mellitus Telepharmacy Pharmaceutical services Cardiovascular risk factors Blood pressure Cholesterol Fasting glucose Urban population Patient satisfaction Older people Telegerontology Telegeriatrics Latin America N A thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKG Pharmacology The Role of Telemedicine in Transforming Healthcare Delivery |
| title | The Role of Telemedicine in Transforming Healthcare Delivery |
| title_full | The Role of Telemedicine in Transforming Healthcare Delivery |
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| title_short | The Role of Telemedicine in Transforming Healthcare Delivery |
| title_sort | role of telemedicine in transforming healthcare delivery |
| topic | Communication Digital medical encounters Elderly chronically ill patients Experimental design Health expectations Mindsets Patient-centered care Telemedicine Videoconferencing Teleophthalmology Satisfaction Remote area Celiac disease (CD) Gluten Gluten-free diet (GFD) EHealth COVID-19 GFD-dependent Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) Compliance Diet-adherence Telemedicine acceptance Physicians telemedicine acceptance Technology acceptance model Perceived usefulness Perceived ease of use Trauma care Disparities Implementation evaluation Implementation strategy Telehealth Social determinants of health Racial and ethnic minorities Public housing Intersectionality Health disparities Mediation analysis Healthcare professionals Wellbeing Work outcomes Bibliometric analysis Diabetes mellitus Telepharmacy Pharmaceutical services Cardiovascular risk factors Blood pressure Cholesterol Fasting glucose Urban population Patient satisfaction Older people Telegerontology Telegeriatrics Latin America N A thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKG Pharmacology |
| topic_facet | Communication Digital medical encounters Elderly chronically ill patients Experimental design Health expectations Mindsets Patient-centered care Telemedicine Videoconferencing Teleophthalmology Satisfaction Remote area Celiac disease (CD) Gluten Gluten-free diet (GFD) EHealth COVID-19 GFD-dependent Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) Compliance Diet-adherence Telemedicine acceptance Physicians telemedicine acceptance Technology acceptance model Perceived usefulness Perceived ease of use Trauma care Disparities Implementation evaluation Implementation strategy Telehealth Social determinants of health Racial and ethnic minorities Public housing Intersectionality Health disparities Mediation analysis Healthcare professionals Wellbeing Work outcomes Bibliometric analysis Diabetes mellitus Telepharmacy Pharmaceutical services Cardiovascular risk factors Blood pressure Cholesterol Fasting glucose Urban population Patient satisfaction Older people Telegerontology Telegeriatrics Latin America N A thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKG Pharmacology |
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