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Can Telemedicine be Effective in Responding to Local Health Needs? Lights and Shadows from the Picture of Piedmont

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  • Bibiana Scelfo

    (IRES - Istituto di Ricerche Economico Sociali del Piemonte)

  • Marco Grosso

    (A.O.U - Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino)

  • Marco Dalmasso
  • Stefania Bellelli

    (IRES - Istituto di Ricerche Economico Sociali del Piemonte)

  • Chiara Rivoiro

    (IRES - Istituto di Ricerche Economico Sociali del Piemonte)

  • Valeria Romano

    (IRES - Istituto di Ricerche Economico Sociali del Piemonte)

  • Sylvie Occelli

    (IRES - Istituto di Ricerche Economico Sociali del Piemonte)

Abstract

Telemedicine (TM) allows health professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients in remote locations using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) thus enabling healthcare access and equity. However, the process of digitalisation strongly depends on local contexts. With the ultimate aim of planning an accre-ditation path for TM services, the Regional Health Direction of Piedmont conducted, in 2017, an investigation through a questionnaire to the local Health Units, which explored several domains as defined by the national guidelines. This survey returned a picture of the implementation status of TM services over the regional territories. The results show that a rich experience exists in Piedmont, however the maturity levels of the different services are wide-ranging, suggesting that central governance is needed to ensure a solid framework for appropriate and sustainable services and to make their integration feasible in the regional Health System.

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  • Bibiana Scelfo & Marco Grosso & Marco Dalmasso & Stefania Bellelli & Chiara Rivoiro & Valeria Romano & Sylvie Occelli, 2020. "Can Telemedicine be Effective in Responding to Local Health Needs? Lights and Shadows from the Picture of Piedmont," Post-Print hal-03114718, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03114718
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    Telemedicine; Policy making; eHealth; Public health; Socio-technical systems; télémédecine; élaboration des politiques; santé numérique; santé publique; systèmes sociotechniques;
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