Overview of Telemedicine Services for Orthopedic & Traumatology Cases during the Second Wave of Pandemic Covid-19 in Indonesia

All countries in the world are currently facing one of the biggest non-military threats, Pandemic Covid-19. It not only has an impact on health and the economy but also disrupts the stability of a country. From July to August there was a second wave of Covid-19 in Indonesia, this condition forced policymakers in the health sector to be able to adapt in carrying out health services, one of which was through telemedicine. Purpose: This study was to find the characteristics of telemedicine services in orthopedic & traumatology cases during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Method: This study was descriptive quantitative research with data obtained from electronic medical records application Halodoc. Inclusion criteria were orthopedic patients who consulted on the halodoc application. Exclusion criteria included: not orthopedic cases and incomplete data due to interrupting consultations. Results: This study showed that 304 female respondents were 69.4 percent with an average age of 34.1 years and an average consultation time of 32 minutes 18 seconds, mostly during the day (29.28%) and their favorite day was Monday. The most common type of disease was chronic disease (63,49%) like arthritis (39,4%) and emergency cases in the orthopedic field reached 14.8 percent. Conclusion. Telemedicine services have helped to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19 infection due to face-to-face consultation health services