COVID-19 and telemedicine: Immediate action required for maintaining healthcare providers well-being
Autor
Moazzami, Bobak
Razavi-Khorasani, Niloofar
Dooghaie Moghadam, Arash
Farokhi, Ermia
Rezaei, Nima
Institución
Resumen
The well-being of the health care workforce is the cornerstone of every well-functioning health system. As a
result of the pandemic, medical healthcare providers are under an enormous amount of workload pressure along
with increased total health expenditures. The overwhelming burden of COVID-19 illness could lead to caregiver
burnout. Direct-to-consumer telemedicine can enable patients to connect with their healthcare provider at a
distance. This virtual platform could be used by smartphones or webcam-enabled computers and allows physicians to effectively screen patients with early signs of COVID-19 before they reach to hospital