Current state of telemedicine in the field of Hepatology in Spain: challenges, threats and next steps to follow for an intelligent digital transformation.
Javier CrespoJoaquin CabezasMiguel Mateo SolerAlberto de la Cuadra-GrandeMiguel Ángel CasadoJeffrey Victor LazarusJosé Luís CallejaPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2022)
Medicine and technology are constantly evolving. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development of the digitalization of the health sector and specifically of telemedicine. Through a structured bibliographic review following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) methodology, in this work the concepts related to telemedicine, its application and the legal regulatory context are defined. With this information, some recommendations and codes of good practice are proposed for their effective implementation in the field of hepatology.