فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Although telemedicine has been used spottily in Indian health care so far, the 2020 Covid‑19 pandemicprovided the nation’s health systems an unprecedented opportunity to make a concerted effort toincrease access and coverage. Health‑care providers can incorporate telemedicine systems to reducedoctor‑patient visits and help in breaking the chain of transmission of infections. Anticipating theincreased need of telemedicine by health‑care providers, the Medical Council of India released practiceguidelines in March 2020. In this article, the literature pertinent to telemedicine and its applicationswith special reference to recently released practice guidelines were reviewed and summarized in ahistorical and current context. Telemedicine is bound to grow and be adopted by more health‑carepractitioners and patients in a wide variety of forms due to ease and availability. At the same time,it cannot replace in‑person consultation or emergency medicine.