Is telerehabilitation a top priority for the Bulgarian healthcare system in the post COVID-19 era?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, Allergology & Physiotherapy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
² Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Dr. Tzecomir Vodenicharov, DSc", Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
³ Clinic of Cardiology and Angiology, Acibadem City Clinic, Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
⁴ Medical Center for Outpatient Rehabilitation and Sport Medicine, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
⁵ University Hospital "Santa Anna", Sofia Bulgaria, InSpiro Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria.
⁶ Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Dr. Tzecomir Vodenicharov, DSc", Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Jannis Papathanasiou et al. Health Policy Technol. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;11(4):100664.

doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2022.100664. Epub 2022 Aug 24.

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, Allergology & Physiotherapy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
² Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Dr. Tzecomir Vodenicharov, DSc", Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
³ Clinic of Cardiology and Angiology, Acibadem City Clinic, Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
⁴ Medical Center for Outpatient Rehabilitation and Sport Medicine, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
⁵ University Hospital "Santa Anna", Sofia Bulgaria, InSpiro Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria.
⁶ Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Dr. Tzecomir Vodenicharov, DSc", Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Guidelines; Regulation; Telemedicine; Telerehabilitation.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

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