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: Received: 12 October 2024 / Approved: 15 October 2024 / Online: 15 October 2024 (07:40:02 CEST)
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ZUMANI, K. The Future of Telemedicine: Overcoming Barriers to Widespread Adoption. Preprints2024, 2024101147. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1147.v1
ZUMANI, K. The Future of Telemedicine: Overcoming Barriers to Widespread Adoption. Preprints 2024, 2024101147. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1147.v1
ZUMANI, K. The Future of Telemedicine: Overcoming Barriers to Widespread Adoption. Preprints2024, 2024101147. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1147.v1
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ZUMANI, K. (2024). The Future of Telemedicine: Overcoming Barriers to Widespread Adoption. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1147.v1
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Abstract
Telemedicine has emerged as a transformative tool in modern healthcare, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which catalyzed its rapid expansion. Despite its demonstrated potential in enhancing remote patient monitoring, AI-driven diagnostics, and telepsychiatry, widespread adoption of telemedicine remains constrained by persistent barriers. This review examines the current state of telemedicine, identifying major advancements alongside key challenges that impede its full integration into global healthcare systems. These barriers include the digital divide, regulatory inconsistencies across regions, and patient concerns about data security and the quality of virtual care. Addressing these issues requires a coordinated multi-sectoral approach, emphasizing infrastructure development, regulatory harmonization, patient education, and the incorporation of emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and virtual reality. By overcoming these challenges, telemedicine can be established as a cornerstone of equitable, accessible, and patient-centered healthcare worldwide.
Keywords
Telemedicine; Digital Health; Remote Patient Monitoring; Telehealth Innovations; COVID-19 Pandemic; AI-Driven Diagnostics; Telepsychiatry; Digital Divide; Healthcare Accessibility; Regulatory Challenges; Data Security; Patient-Centered Care; Healthcare Integration; Multi-Sector Collaboration; Emerging Technologies in Healthcare; Blockchain in Healthcare; Virtual Reality in Medicine; Infrastructure Investment; Global Health Systems; Healthcare Quality
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Other
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
