Social and Technological Innovation in Chronic Illness Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic |Biomedgrid

The current world situation being so affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, personal contact with health care professionals is hard if not impossible for many patients who don't qualify as emergency cases and just need to continue their regular visits for chronic illness. Medicine has had to adapt as well as other disciplines have done to satisfy human needs. One of the innovative strategies used for this adaptation period has been the use of telemedicine. The aim of this paper was to analyze the available data on telemedicine use worldwide and specifically, in Mexico, to contemplate its helpfulness in providing care for non-communicable diseases. A literature review found several papers that generally agree on the fact that this is a feasible strategy in most cases, including third world countries like Mexico where internet access is not always a given for part of the population at least. Many researchers have also talked about the difficulties that arise from this type of medicine, and how by identifying these, the implementation and transition can be that much easier.