Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Revolutionize the Psychiatric Healthcare System? |Biomedgrid

The general definition determines telemedicine as a remote medical care which, apart from the process of diagnosis and treatment itself, also emphasizes the importance of medical education of patients [1]. Another, more precise definition says that telemedicine is a form of exchange of medical information between two partners, using telecommunications, to improve the patient's health [2]. The development of telemedicine dates to the 1960, where the transfer of medical data via various communication systems was mainly used by the military services (NASA). Subsequently, this system began to develop intensively, mainly in countries where access to health care was limited, mainly due to the significant distance between patients and doctors (Australia, USA, Scandinavia)[3].