ReviewBMC medical informatics and decision making2023
The tragic paradoxical effect of telemedicine on healthcare disparities- a time for redemption: a narrative review.
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88 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Mobile Health-Based Self-Management Programs on Health-Related Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Telemedicine Interventions on Motor and Nonmotor Outcomes in Parkinson Disease: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis Comparing In-Person, Remote, and Blended Interventions in Physical Activity, Diet, Education, and Behavioral Modification on Gestational Weight Gain among Overweight or Obese Pregnant Individuals.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- Multidisciplinary telemedicine intervention for ICU recovery: the TelePORT feasibility randomized trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Telemedicine as a tool for bridging geographical inequity: insights in geospatial interactions from a study on chronic heart failure patients.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Telemedicine and Access to Elective Cholecystectomy for Socially Vulnerable Adults: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Insights on Postimplementation and Delivery of Telemedicine in Remote Areas of Rajasthan: Qualitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Digital transformation, governance multipliers, and healthcare efficiency: evidence from emerging and high-income health systems.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Article
- Between opportunity and equity: navigating medical tourism in Türkiye's public hospitals.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Recommendations From a Health Care Provider's Perspective for Better Implementation of Telemedicine and Telenursing: Descriptive Qualitative Approach.JMIR nursing · 2026Article
- Pediatrics 4.0: the Transformative Impacts of the Latest Industrial Revolution on Pediatrics.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2026Article
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- Digital Health Divides: Telehealth Equity in a Global Context-A Narrative Review with an Israeli Case Study.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2026Article
- Digital Transformation in Health Care: Are We on the Right Track?Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Who chooses telehealth? A cross-sectional cohort study of diabetic patients in outpatient clinic follow-up.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Beyond technical access in digital eldercare: how ethical lag shapes stratified responsiveness to institutional welfare in rural China.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- The Case for the Pediatric Cardiologist-Informaticist.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Review
- Heart Failure in Black Populations: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Disparities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Telehealth Barriers and Digital Ageism Experienced by Older Veterans: Formative Ethnographic Study to Inform a Telepharmacy Randomized Trial.JMIR aging · 2026Article
- Global Mapping of Telemedicine Regulation and Ethical Safeguards: Mixed Methods Exploratory Document Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundTelemedicine has become more convenient and advantageous due to the rapid development of the internet and telecommunications. A growing number of patients are turning to telemedicine for health consultations and health-related information. Telemedicine can increase access to medical care by removing geographical and other barriers. In most nations, the COVID-19 pandemic imposed social isolation. This has accelerated the transition to telemedicine, which has become the most commonly utilized method of outpatient care in many places. Telehealth can assist resolve gaps in access to healthcare services and health outcomes, in addition to its primary function of boosting accessibility to remote health services. However, as the benefits of telemedicine become more apparent, so do the limitations of serving vulnerable groups. Some populations may lack digital literacy or internet access. Homeless persons, the elderly, and people with inadequate language skills are also affected. In such circumstances, telemedicine has the potential to exacerbate health inequities. AIM AND
methodsIn this narrative review (using the PubMed and Google scholar database), the different benefits and drawbacks of telemedicine are discussed, both globally and in Israel, with particular focus paid to special populations and to the telehealth usage during the Covid-19 period.
findingsThe contradiction and paradox of using telemedicine to address health inequities yet sometimes making them worse is highlighted. The effectiveness of telemedicine in bridging access to healthcare inequities is explored along with a number of potential solutions.
conclusionsPolicy makers should identify barriers among special populations to using telemedicine. They should initiate interventions to overcome these barriers, while adapting them to the needs of these groups.
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