Abstract
Sara Ahmed Esmat Shoman1, Tamer Emara2, Heba Gamal Saber3 and Mohamed Farouk Allam1* Author Affiliations 1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt 2Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt 3Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt Received: October 13, 2020| Published: October 30, 2020 Corresponding author: Mohamed Farouk Allam, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, 11566 Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2020.31.005118
Highlights
Telehealth means the usage of telecommunications and virtual technology in facilitating healthcare services in far areas
Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth services have been of great importance in diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and control of corona virus infection
Telehealth application during COVID-19 pandemic appears in screening and triaging the patients according to their symptoms through phone screening, online tools, mobile applications, and virtual visits to evaluate their conditions, and making the appropriate decisions
Summary
Telehealth means the usage of telecommunications and virtual technology in facilitating healthcare services in far areas. Telehealth is a multi- phasic system as it serves patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) by providing them with helpful tool for proper healthcare services and giving HCWs the chance to receive training sessions and conducting research.
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