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Covid-19 and Telemedicine: Immediate Action Required for Maintaining Healthcare Providers Well-Being Publisher Pubmed



Moazzami B1 ; Razavikhorasani N1 ; Dooghaie Moghadam A1 ; Farokhi E1 ; Rezaei N1, 2
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  1. 1. Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Research Center for Immunodefiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Clinical Virology Published:2020


Abstract

The well-being of the health care workforce is the cornerstone of every well-functioning health system. As a result of the pandemic, medical healthcare providers are under an enormous amount of workload pressure along with increased total health expenditures. The overwhelming burden of COVID-19 illness could lead to caregiver burnout. Direct-to-consumer telemedicine can enable patients to connect with their healthcare provider at a distance. This virtual platform could be used by smartphones or webcam-enabled computers and allows physicians to effectively screen patients with early signs of COVID-19 before they reach to hospital. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.