The Challenges of Telemedicine in Rheumatology

Yujie Song, Laurène Bernard, Christian Jorgensen, Gilles Dusfour, Yves-Marie Pers
2021 Frontiers in Medicine  
During the past 20 years, the development of telemedicine has accelerated due to the rapid advancement and implementation of more sophisticated connected technologies. In rheumatology, e-health interventions in the diagnosis, monitoring and mentoring of rheumatic diseases are applied in different forms: teleconsultation and telecommunications, mobile applications, mobile devices, digital therapy, and artificial intelligence or machine learning. Telemedicine offers several advantages, in
more » ... ar by facilitating access to healthcare and providing personalized and continuous patient monitoring. However, some limitations remain to be solved, such as data security, legal problems, reimbursement method, accessibility, as well as the application of recommendations in the development of the tools.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2021.746219 pmid:34722584 pmcid:PMC8548429 fatcat:crldmhbzojh6rnt4ad3walbeva