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Zenodo
2025
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15290484 |
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- <p><span>Telemedicine encompasses a continuum of services—from basic telephonic consultations to sophisticated remote robotic surgeries—and has fundamentally reshaped healthcare delivery. By transcending geographic boundaries, it allows patients in underserved areas to connect with specialists worldwide. This shift is not merely a byproduct of hardware and software advances, but reflects a paradigm change from centralized, facility-based care to decentralized, patient-centered models. Economic pressures and workforce shortages globally have further accelerated the adoption of digital health platforms .</span></p> <p><span>The COVID-19 pandemic served as a real-world stress test, compelling healthcare systems to rely on virtual care to maintain service continuity while minimizing infection risk. Post-pandemic, many health authorities aim to embed telemedicine as a permanent pillar of care delivery rather than a temporary workaround.</span></p>