Open AccessThe outbreak of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant make imperative the adoption of telerehabilitation in the Bulgarian health care system
Author(s) -
Jannis Papathanasiou,
Yana Kashilska,
Hristo Bozov,
Ivo Petrov,
Stefano Masiero
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european journal of translational myology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.271
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2037-7460
pISSN - 2037-7452
DOI - 10.4081/ejtm.2022.10355
Subject(s) - telerehabilitation , bulgarian , cardiorespiratory fitness , modernization theory , rehabilitation , telemedicine , health care , covid-19 , business , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , political science , disease , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The rapid spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 globally will challenge the accessibility and the delivery of physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) services. Many health care systems throughout the world performed effective reforms such as the transition to telerehabilitation (TR). In Bulgaria, TR is still not regulated by law, and terms such as teleconsultation and tele-education have not yet been introduced. The adoption of TR in the Bulgarian health care system will undoubtedly increase the accessibility to rehabilitation treatment for a larger group of Bulgarian patients with various neurological, cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and oncological conditions and will significantly contribute to the PRM services modernization in Bulgaria.