Telemedicine in the post-COVID era: balancing accessibility, equity, and sustainability in primary healthcare

doi:10.3389/fdgth.2024.1432871

. 2024 Aug 21:6:1432871.

doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1432871. eCollection 2024.

Telemedicine in the post-COVID era: balancing accessibility, equity, and sustainability in primary healthcare

Waseem Jerjes^{1

2}, Daniel Harding^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Research and Development Unit, Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Network, London, United Kingdom.
² Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 39233772
PMCID: PMC11371753
DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1432871

Telemedicine in the post-COVID era: balancing accessibility, equity, and sustainability in primary healthcare

Waseem Jerjes et al. Front Digit Health. 2024.

. 2024 Aug 21:6:1432871.

doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1432871. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Waseem Jerjes^{1

2}, Daniel Harding^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Research and Development Unit, Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Network, London, United Kingdom.
² Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 39233772
PMCID: PMC11371753
DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1432871

No abstract available

Keywords: accessibility; equity; primary healthcare; sustainability; telemedicine.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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[1] Anawade PA, Sharma D, Gahane S. A comprehensive review on exploring the impact of telemedicine on healthcare accessibility. Cureus. (2024) 16(3):e55996. 10.7759/cureus.55996 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[4] Samuels-Kalow M, Jaffe T, Zachrison K. Digital disparities: designing telemedicine systems with a health equity aim. Emerg Med J. (2021) 38(6):474–6. 10.1136/emermed-2020-210896 - DOI - PubMed

[5] Shah ED, Amann ST, Karlitz JJ. The time is now: a guide to sustainable telemedicine during COVID-19 and beyond. Am J Gastroenterol. (2020) 115(9):1371–5. 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000767 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Shah ED, Amann ST, Karlitz JJ. The time is now: a guide to sustainable telemedicine during COVID-19 and beyond. Am J Gastroenterol. (2020) 115(9):1371–5. 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000767 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Kruse CS, Krowski N, Rodriguez B, Tran L, Vela J, Brooks M. Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis. BMJ Open. (2017) 7(8):e016242. 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016242 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Kruse CS, Krowski N, Rodriguez B, Tran L, Vela J, Brooks M. Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis. BMJ Open. (2017) 7(8):e016242. 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016242 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Snoswell CL, Caffery LJ, Haydon HM, Thomas EE, Smith AC. Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Aust Health Rev. (2020) 44(5):737–40. 10.1071/AH20183 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Snoswell CL, Caffery LJ, Haydon HM, Thomas EE, Smith AC. Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Aust Health Rev. (2020) 44(5):737–40. 10.1071/AH20183 - DOI - PubMed

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