ArticleFrontiers in neurology2018
WhatsApp in Stroke Systems: Current Use and Regulatory Concerns.
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- Multidisciplinary Telemedicine in Healthcare During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Ethical, Legal, Organisational and Social Issues of Teleneurology: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Stroke Risk Assessment and Emergency Mobile Application in a Hospital in Thailand.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Article
- Clinical informatics during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned and implications for emergency department and inpatient operations.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2021Article
- Development of a "Cellphone Stewardship Framework": Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2021Article
- Building cohesion in distributed telemedicine teams: findings from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Telestroke Program.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- [Remote proctoring in neuroradiological interventions].Der Nervenarzt · 2021Review
- Wildfire-Like Effect of a WhatsApp Campaign to Mobilize a Group of Predominantly Health Professionals With a University Degree on a Health Issue: Infodemiology Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Developments in Privacy and Data Ownership in Mobile Health Technologies, 2016-2019.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2020Review
- Practical Use of a Communication Application on Mobile Devices by Our Stroke Team.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2020Article
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- Tele-Child-Neurology in the Era of COVID-19: A Developing Nations' Perspective.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
Smartphone use is extremely common. Applications such as WhatsApp have billions of users and physicians are no exception. Stroke Medicine is a field where instant communication among fairly large groups is essential. In developing countries, economic limitations preclude the possibility of acquiring proper communication platforms. Thus, WhatsApp has been used as an organizational tool, for sharing clinical data, and for real time guidance of clinical care decisions. It has evolved into a cheap, accessible tool for telemedicine. Nevertheless, regulatory and privacy issues must be addressed. Some countries have implemented legislation to address this issue, while others lag behind. In this article, we present an overview on the different roles WhatsApp has acquired as a clinical tool in stroke systems and the potential privacy concerns of its use.
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