Abstract
This paper analyzes the application of various telemedicine services in Gansu Province, China during the COVID-19 epidemic, and summarizes the experiences with these services. In addition, the satisfaction levels of patients and doctors with the application of telemedicine in COVID-19 were investigated, the deficiencies of telemedicine in Gansu were determined, and recommendations for modification were proposed. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has broken out in China, and Gansu Province in Northwest of China has not been spared. To date, there are 91 local COVID-19 cases and 42 imported cases. 109 hospitals were selected as designated hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak, and most of them were secondary hospitals. However, it was unsatisfactory that the ability of medical services is relatively low in most of secondary hospitals and primary hospitals. Therefore, we helped the secondary hospitals cope with COVID-19 by means of remote consultation, long-distance education, telemedicine question and answer (Q&A). Our practical experience shows that telemedicine can be widely used during the COVID-19 epidemic, especially in developing countries and areas with lagging medical standards.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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COVID-19 / epidemiology*
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COVID-19 / therapy*
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China / epidemiology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Education, Distance / organization & administration
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Education, Distance / statistics & numerical data
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Education, Medical, Continuing / methods
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Education, Medical, Continuing / organization & administration
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Education, Medical, Continuing / statistics & numerical data
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Education, Nursing, Continuing / methods
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Education, Nursing, Continuing / organization & administration
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Education, Nursing, Continuing / statistics & numerical data
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Epidemics
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Geography
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Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration
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Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Physician-Patient Relations
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Remote Consultation / instrumentation
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Remote Consultation / methods
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Remote Consultation / organization & administration
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Remote Consultation / statistics & numerical data
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SARS-CoV-2 / physiology
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Software
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Telemedicine / instrumentation
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Telemedicine / methods
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Telemedicine / organization & administration*
Grants and funding
This study was supported by Scientific Research Projects of Gansu Health Industry (GSWSKY2017-37). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.