Open Access“Webside” healthcare from medical interns' perspective: Telemedicine implementation and need for training
Author(s) -
Dalia Y. M. El Kheir,
Razan A Alshamsi,
Sukainah Alalwi,
Razan Z AlShammari
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_105_22
Subject(s) - telemedicine , health care , medicine , medical education , focus group , qualitative research , modalities , perception , nursing , psychology , social science , business , marketing , neuroscience , sociology , economics , economic growth
Telemedicine involves the use of electronic communication and technology to remotely deliver clinical services to patients. With the increase in the adoption of telemedicine in healthcare delivery, "webside healthcare" is becoming the virtual analog of bedside care. The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has recently established the use of telemedicine, including social media (SM) and medical applications (Apps) to enhance the quality and accessibility of healthcare services to patients and healthcare providers. In the present study, we evaluated medical interns' perception of the use of telemedicine, SM, and medical Apps in patient care, their awareness of related guidelines to find out if targeted training is needed.