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Diabetes virtual clinics: technology‐enabled care services ( TECS ) – the new norm?
Author(s) -
Begg Alan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
practical diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.205
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2047-2900
pISSN - 2047-2897
DOI - 10.1002/pdi.2299
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , norm (philosophy) , diabetes mellitus , health care , telemedicine , medical emergency , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , disease , economic growth , political science , law , economics , endocrinology
The COVID‐19 pandemic has meant that the use of a technology‐based remote approach to health care is necessary in order to keep staff and patients safe. Here, Dr Alan Begg evaluates TECS now in use and whether or not they have the potential to enhance delivery of effective care for diabetes patients.