The Covid-19 epidemic will give wings to French teleconsultation. Still in its infancy before the health crisis, as its generalization was only recorded in 2018, this practice has now become commonplace. In 2022, Medicare estimated that teleconsultations accounted for 5% of total consultations. Thus, in 2021, one million medical interviews were conducted every month using a computer, tablet or smartphone. But with its establishment in the medical landscape also came a time for the first evaluation of the experiment… and the restructuring that may follow.
The top health body, which includes among its missions the recommendation of good professional practice, thus divided doctors in early December with a Patient Safety Spotlight entitled Teleconsultation: redouble our vigilance.” The document aims to remind caregivers of basic precautions for telecounseling following several reports of adverse events…
Source: Le Figaro
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