Current state of telemedicine in the field of hepatology in Spain: challenges, threats and next steps to follow for an intelligent digital transformation

Medicine and technology are constantly evolving. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development of digitalization in the health sector and specifically of telemedicine. Through a structured bibliographic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (...

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Authors: Crespo García, Javier, Cabezas González, Joaquín, De la Cuadra-Grande, Alberto, Casado, Miguel Ángel, Lazarus, Jeffrey V., Calleja, José Luis
Format: article
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repository:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/30445
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/30445
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Telemedicine
Teleconsultation
Telehealth
Hepatology
MAFLD
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
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Summary:Medicine and technology are constantly evolving. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development of digitalization in the health sector and specifically of telemedicine. Through a structured bibliographic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) methodology, in this study, the concepts related to telemedicine, its application and the legal regulatory context are defined. With this information, some recommendations and codes of good practice are proposed for their effective implementation in the field of Hepatology.