Telemedicine and COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Western China Hospital

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Jan 25:310:1556-1557. doi: 10.3233/SHTI231291.

Abstract

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to the healthcare system. In response to COVID-19, hospitals can replace some routine medical services with telemedicine. At the beginning of the pandemic, West China Hospital developed a new model of telemedicine platform against COVID-19. The telemedicine platform played a critical role in fighting the pandemic in Sichuan Province and significantly improved healthcare outcomes.

Keywords: COVID-19; telemedicine.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • China / epidemiology
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Telemedicine*