Thomas Emma E, Haydon Helen M, Mehrotra Ateev, Caffery Liam J, Snoswell Centaine L, Banbury Annie, Smith Anthony C
Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland, Australia.
J Telemed Telecare. 2022 May;28(4):301-308. doi: 10.1177/1357633X20960638. Epub 2020 Sep 26.
The 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has resulted in tremendous growth in telehealth services in Australia and around the world. The rapid uptake of telehealth has mainly been due to necessity - following social distancing requirements and the need to reduce the risk of transmission. Although telehealth has been available for many decades, the COVID-19 experience has resulted in heightened awareness of telehealth amongst health service providers, patients and society overall. With increased telehealth uptake in many jurisdictions during the pandemic, it is timely and important to consider what role telehealth will have post-pandemic. In this article, we highlight five key requirements for the long-term sustainability of telehealth. These include: (a) developing a skilled workforce; (b) empowering consumers; (c) reforming funding; (d) improving the digital ecosystems; and (e) integrating telehealth into routine care.
2019年冠状病毒大流行（COVID-19）导致澳大利亚乃至全球的远程医疗服务大幅增长。远程医疗的迅速普及主要是出于必要——遵循社交距离要求以及降低传播风险的需要。尽管远程医疗已经存在了几十年，但COVID-19疫情让医疗服务提供者、患者以及整个社会对远程医疗的认识都有所提高。在疫情期间，许多司法管辖区的远程医疗使用率都有所上升，因此考虑疫情后远程医疗将发挥何种作用既及时又重要。在本文中，我们强调了远程医疗长期可持续发展的五个关键要求。这些要求包括：（a）培养技术熟练的劳动力；（b）赋予消费者权力；（c）改革资金投入；（d）改善数字生态系统；以及（e）将远程医疗纳入常规护理。
