THE ROLE & IMPACT OF TELEMEDICINE ON HEALTHCARE IN PAKISTAN

Muhammad Shafiq Khan, Nawazish Ali, Anil Iqbal, Mohammad Osama

Abstract


Telehealth is the use of telecommunication technology, including computers, mobile phones, and other electronic devices, to set up and provide healthcare remotely using health services and data. Telehealth was regarded as a revolutionary approach that revolutionized the field of medicine in recent years.For in-person consultations, many people still prefer to attend medical centre’s, despite with telemedicine's ability to remove time and geographic barriers and provide accurate information for disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Keywords


Telemedicine, In-person Healthcare, Patient Satisfaction, Technology Acceptance, Pakistan

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46903/gjms/22.04.1873

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