The expert revealed the main reasons for Russians' distrust of telemedicine
Russians often distrust telemedicine, believing that it is impossible to make a correct diagnosis online. However, according to the law, a doctor in principle does not have the right to make a diagnosis remotely. Valery Stolyar, head of the Department of Medical Informatics and Telemedicine at RUDN University, told Izvestia about this.
He called this approach correct, since during a face-to—face visit to a patient, the doctor may visually notice some problems with him — eczema, a symptom of drumsticks, and so on - and decide on a diagnosis and additional examinations.
The existing distrust of Russians towards telemedicine may also be explained by the fact that it is being implemented incorrectly, the expert admitted. One of the problems is that today doctors are practically not taught how to talk to a patient remotely. There are courses that would talk about this, but there are very few of them.
At the same time, telemedicine in the format of "doctor-patient" consultations, according to the editorial interlocutor, proves effective when it is necessary to adjust treatment after additional research.
"It makes no sense for a person who has received the test results to run to the clinic in order to find out whether to continue the prescribed treatment. The doctor can change the appointment remotely or give additional recommendations," explained Stolyar.
Telemedicine also has significant benefits in the format of doctor–to-doctor consultations, he added. For example, it can be effective in interpreting research results. A doctor may not always be able to do this on his own if it involves a combination of several indicators or complex studies that require the help of a more specialized specialist.
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