Telemedicine integration gets boost from WHO’s new support tool

A common guide for diverse health environments

The five areas covered by the tool are: assessment of the health ecosystem, to determine whether it is ready for the implementation of telemedicine; the design of an integrated strategy in the healthcare system; the creation of the organizational change necessary for the new digital environment; the process of developing the service, and its monitoring, evaluation and optimization after it has been implemented.

First countries to use the resource and future prospects

Since the publication of the documentation by the WHO, the organization that owns the tool, it is beginning to be used in some countries. Bosnia and Herzegovina is already using it in its healthcare systems, and Georgia will do so soon. Countries including Armenia, Moldova and Romania are also interested, but their aim to apply it on a national scale means that its implementation is slow.

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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya