The Telemedicine Musculoskeletal Examination.

ABSTRACT: Telemedicine uses modern telecommunication technology to exchange medical information and provide clinical care to individuals at a distance. Initially intended to improve health care for patients in remote settings, telemedicine now has a broad clinical scope with the general purpose of providing convenient, safe, and time- and cost-efficient care. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has created marked nationwide changes in health care access and delivery. Elective appointments and procedures have been canceled or delayed, and multiple states still have some degree of shelter-in-place orders. Many institutions are now relying more heavily on telehealth services to continue to provide medical care to individuals while also preserving the safety of health care professionals and patients.

SUBMITTER: Laskowski ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395661 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature