Abstract
Infectious Diseases (ID) specialists pride themselves on performing a thorough history and physical exam, and developing a comprehensive diagnosis and management plan. A timely question is whether this tradition is at risk from the coming wave of telemedicine in clinical practice? It would not be if ID specialists embrace the changes ahead and leverage new technologies to enhance the efficiency and reach of their clinical practices. In this report, we highlight the opportunities and challenges offered by telemedicine for ID practice (Table 1).
Highlights
The healthcare delivery landscape is changing rapidly because of advances in data storage and communication technologies, including electronic health records, robotics, videoconferencing, highspeed internet (4G), smartphones, personal digital assistants, and wearable monitoring devices
Live video consultations and physician-to-physician telephonic consultations are most akin to traditional clinical practice but are less efficient than e-consults
There have been concerns that Infectious Diseases (ID) care via telemedicine is subpar to traditional in-person care, a recent single-center study showed that Tele-ID consultation was equivalent to in-person consultation [2]
Summary
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Infectious Diseases (ID) specialists pride themselves on performing a thorough history and physical exam, and developing a comprehensive diagnosis and management plan. A timely question is whether this tradition is at risk from the coming wave of telemedicine in clinical practice? It would not be if ID specialists embrace the changes ahead and leverage new technologies to enhance the efficiency and reach of their clinical practices. We highlight the opportunities and challenges offered by telemedicine for ID practice (Table 1)
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