Introduction of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Challenge for Now, an Opportunity for the Future
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having a dramatic impact on the availability of both inpatient and outpatient health care services. In order to maintain the consistency of ambulatory care in view of strict social distancing measures being enforced, much of patient counseling is now being performed with the use of telemedicine. This means of communication was formerly considered as relatively…