Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspective from a country with limited internet access

Aldo Alvarez-Risco; Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales; Jaime A. Yañez3

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255

Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspective from a country with limited internet access

Aldo Alvarez-Risco, Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Jaime A. Yañez3

Producción científica: Contribución a una revista › Artículo (Contribución a Revista) › revisión exhaustiva

58 Citas (Scopus)

Resumen

La pandemia de COVID-19 contribuyó a la implementación mundial de la telemedicina debido a la necesidad de atención médica para los pacientes, especialmente aquellos con enfermedades crónicas. Este documento de perspectiva presenta la situación actual de la telemedicina en el Perú, mostrando avances en la regulación, casos de implementación exitosa y los desafíos actuales. El acceso a la salud debe estar al alcance de todos y es necesario realizar más esfuerzos ofreciendo acceso a internet para lograr una telemedicina de alta calidad a todos los grupos vulnerables del Perú.

Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	6-11
Número de páginas	6
Publicación	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volumen	105
N.º	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255 https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255
Estado	Publicada - 17 may. 2021

Palabras Clave

Telemedicina

COAR

Artículo

Categoría OCDE

Negocios, Administración

Temas Repositorio Ulima

Pendiente

ODS de las Naciones Unidas

Este resultado contribuye a los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

Acceder al documento

Otros archivos y enlaces

Citar esto

@article{c749f786111e4676861143bd40e6c557,

title = "Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspective from a country with limited internet access",

abstract = "The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the worldwide implementation of telemedicine because of the need for medical care for patients, especially those with chronic diseases. This perspective paper presents the current situation of telemedicine in Peru, showing advances in regulation, cases of successful implementation, and the current challenges. Access to health should be available to all, and more efforts need to be implemented to offer access to the internet to achieve high-quality telemedicine to all the vulnerable groups in Peru.",

keywords = "Telemedicine, Telemedicina",

author = "Aldo Alvarez-Risco and Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales and Ya{\~n}ez3, {Jaime A.}",

year = "2021",

month = may,

day = "17",

doi = "10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255",

language = "Ingl{\'e}s",

volume = "105",

pages = "6--11",

journal = "American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene",

issn = "0002-9637",

number = "1",

}

Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspective from a country with limited internet access. / Alvarez-Risco, Aldo; Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Shyla; Yañez3, Jaime A.
En: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 105, N.º 1, 17.05.2021, p. 6-11.

Producción científica: Contribución a una revista › Artículo (Contribución a Revista) › revisión exhaustiva

TY - JOUR

T1 - Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 pandemic

T2 - Perspective from a country with limited internet access

AU - Alvarez-Risco, Aldo

AU - Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Shyla

AU - Yañez3, Jaime A.

PY - 2021/5/17

Y1 - 2021/5/17

N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the worldwide implementation of telemedicine because of the need for medical care for patients, especially those with chronic diseases. This perspective paper presents the current situation of telemedicine in Peru, showing advances in regulation, cases of successful implementation, and the current challenges. Access to health should be available to all, and more efforts need to be implemented to offer access to the internet to achieve high-quality telemedicine to all the vulnerable groups in Peru.

AB - The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the worldwide implementation of telemedicine because of the need for medical care for patients, especially those with chronic diseases. This perspective paper presents the current situation of telemedicine in Peru, showing advances in regulation, cases of successful implementation, and the current challenges. Access to health should be available to all, and more efforts need to be implemented to offer access to the internet to achieve high-quality telemedicine to all the vulnerable groups in Peru.

KW - Telemedicine

KW - Telemedicina

UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/13673

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106254154&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255

DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255

M3 - Artículo (Contribución a Revista)

C2 - 33999847

AN - SCOPUS:85106254154

SN - 0002-9637

VL - 105

SP - 6

EP - 11

JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

IS - 1

ER -

Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspective from a country with limited internet access

Resumen

Palabras Clave

COAR

Categoría OCDE

Temas Repositorio Ulima

ODS de las Naciones Unidas

Acceder al documento

Otros archivos y enlaces

Huella

Citar esto