Telemedicine in general practitioner practice
Authors:
Cyril Mucha
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav všeobecného lékařství 1. LF UK
; Ordinace všeobecného praktického lékaře, Praha
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Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2021; 160: 287-289
Category:
Review Article
Overview
Telemedicine utilization in general practitioner practice was exceptionally accelerated by COVID-19 outbreak. Czech guidelines "Telemedicine" became the basic tool for coping professional, economic, and legal problems and doubts.
Requisite requirements for telemedicine application are clear rules and factual and economic benefits of the distant care. The telemedicine consultation is basic manner; it must meet good medicine practice including proper health documentation. Health insurance payments is another condition for telemedicine consultation.
Telemedicine counseling, which is not medical procedure and is not reimbursed from health insurance, must be distinguished.
Keywords:
Telemedicine – general practitioner – telemedicine consultation
Sources
- Mucha C, Býma S, Šonka P a kol. Telemedicína. Doporučené diagnostické a terapeutické postupy pro všeobecné praktické lékaře. Společnost všeobecného lékařství, 2020. Dostupné na: www.svl.cz/files/files/Doporucene-postupy/2020/DP-Telemedicina.pdf
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Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain management Dental HygienistArticle was published in
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