Healthcare virtualization amid COVID-19 pandemic : an emerging new normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us at various levels. Currently, we cannot predict how long this pandemic is going to last nor if there will be a second wave. Hence, it is necessary that we stay diligent on the safe distancing policy that is in practice in most institutions. In line with this...
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| author | Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar Omar, Usama Farghaly Kharlukhi, Jacquilyne |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us at various levels. Currently, we cannot predict how long this pandemic is going to last nor if there will be a second wave. Hence, it is necessary that we stay diligent on the safe distancing policy that is in practice in most institutions. In line with this policy, hospitals need to restrict patient numbers both in the outpatient clinics and inpatient wards. For this reason, hospitals are now encouraging virtual healthcare wherever possible, shedding the earlier hesitation to adopt the same [1,2]. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1476862023-03-05T16:48:23Z Healthcare virtualization amid COVID-19 pandemic : an emerging new normal Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar Omar, Usama Farghaly Kharlukhi, Jacquilyne Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Science::Medicine COVID-19 Virtual Healthcare The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us at various levels. Currently, we cannot predict how long this pandemic is going to last nor if there will be a second wave. Hence, it is necessary that we stay diligent on the safe distancing policy that is in practice in most institutions. In line with this policy, hospitals need to restrict patient numbers both in the outpatient clinics and inpatient wards. For this reason, hospitals are now encouraging virtual healthcare wherever possible, shedding the earlier hesitation to adopt the same [1,2]. Published version 2021-04-13T07:48:49Z 2021-04-13T07:48:49Z 2020 Journal Article Kaliya-Perumal, A., Omar, U. F. & Kharlukhi, J. (2020). Healthcare virtualization amid COVID-19 pandemic : an emerging new normal. Medical Education Online, 25(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2020.1780058 1087-2981 0000-0002-2747-4500 0000-0001-8841-3472 0000-0001-9243-1227 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147686 10.1080/10872981.2020.1780058 32529948 2-s2.0-85086424790 1 25 en Medical Education Online © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. application/pdf |
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| title_short | Healthcare virtualization amid COVID-19 pandemic : an emerging new normal |
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