Increasing access to care: telehealth during COVID-19
Increasing access to care: telehealth during COVID-19
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DOI：
10.1093/jlb/lsaa043
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Hoffman, David A.
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作者：
Hoffman, David A.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）公共卫生紧急情况放大了医疗服务提供商部署远程医疗解决方案的潜在价值和挑战。由于全国各地的人们都在寻找呆在家里的方法，远程保健保留了获得必要的医疗保健服务的机会。此外，远程医疗可以帮助个人避免COVID-19感染，为最需要的患者腾出医院床位和其他资源，并防止受感染的个人传播这种感染。联邦和州监管机构已经认识到远程医疗的这种潜力，并迅速修改了各种法律法规，使医疗保健提供商能够快速部署解决方案。这些变化可以在目前的危机之后为远程保健的使用提供持久的好处。然而，为了最好地实现远程保健的好处，还需要采取进一步的法律的和监管行动。具体来说，立法者和监管机构应该关注六个领域：报销、隐私/网络安全、责任、许可证、技术访问和人工智能。
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency has amplified both the potential value and the challenges with healthcare providers deploying telehealth solutions. As people across the country find ways to stay at home, telehealth preserves an opportunity to obtain necessary healthcare services. Further, telehealth can help individuals avoid COVID-19 infection, free up hospital beds and other resources for those patients most in need, and prevent infected individuals from spreading that infection. Federal and state regulators have recognized this potential of telehealth and have quickly changed a variety of laws and regulations to enable healthcare providers to deploy solutions quickly. These changes can provide lasting benefits for the use of telehealth well after the current crisis. However, to best realize telehealth's benefits, further legal and regulatory actions are necessary. Specifically, lawmakers and regulators should focus on six areas: reimbursement, privacy/cybersecurity, liability, licensure, technology access, and artificial intelligence.