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Adaptation of telemedicine amidst COVID-19 towards Indonesian physicians: benefits, limitations, and burdens



Abstract

Telemedicine has grown in prominence as a result of the growing deployment and development of digital technology. The existence of the Covid-19 Pandemic encourages the occurrence of Social Distancing drives people to seek safer health services, especially physicians with Covid-19 comorbidities in Indonesia, as a safer way to continue to provide services to the community. The points in this article are the type of telemedicine services, legal standing, and the rights and obligations of healthcare providers. The pandemic further emphasizes the importance of remote monitoring. However, physicians should have easy access to digital equipment and software to improve individual screening and monitor disease development.

Keywords: telemedicine services covid-19 physician

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Haris, F., irawati, K., & Rahman, F. F. (2021). Adaptation of telemedicine amidst COVID-19 towards Indonesian physicians: benefits, limitations, and burdens. Bali Medical Journal, 10(3), 1289–1293. https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v10i3.2900
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