Telemedycyna jako przełom systemu ochrony zdrowia

Abstract

Telemedicine is one of the answers to the growing need for the different kinds of medical services which one can see in society nowadays. The technological progress observed recently is a precursor of the development of telemedicine. The possibilities offered by telemedicine are advantageous for both the patient and the healthcare provider, and one of the main benefits is access to distance healthcare. This means medical care without the need for an in-clinic appointment or for patients or medical professionals to travel to the place of treatment. Recently, when we struggled with a pandemic and limited the amount of interpersonal contact. Therefore, the solutions brought by telemedicine appear to provide an effective and safe alternative to a significant part of in-clinic appointments. In Poland, however, there are still some barriers to disseminating these solutions, including limited technical possibilities, insufficiently defined effectiveness and financial efficiency and limited acceptance by the payer. This article presents the services and possibilities offered by telemedicine, its advantages and disadvantages from the doctors’ perspective and analyses its legal aspect.