An overview of virtual clinics in health systems: An opinion article
Mohammad Heydaryan Manesh,
Aida Asghary,
Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan
Affiliations
Mohammad Heydaryan Manesh
Master's student in Health Care Management, Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Aida Asghary
PhD Candidate in Health Care Management, Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan
Professor, Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. *Corresponding Author E-mail: [email protected]
The provision of virtual health care has currently received ample attention from health systems worldwide, due to the recent conditions and events. Many countries are trying to provide their preliminary visits and a relatively wide range of other care virtually, paving the way towards the introduction of virtual clinics. However, in many countries, this concept has not been clearly defined, and the characteristics that are necessary to use the virtual clinics are still unknown. This perspective has sought to explain the concept of virtual clinics and their characteristics with a brief review of related literature.
