Desarrollo de las plataformas digitales para la atención a la pandemia covid 19 en las comunidades

Abstract

Introduction: The pandemic generated by COVID-19 has highlighted the importance and usefulness of telemedicine, in contacting patients and health professionals, when in-person consultation is not possible, minimizing the risk of transmission, reducing the level of contagion and the health impact of vulnerable populations, so health care takes a new course, which provides multiple possibilities to increase health coverage. Objective: Analyze the use of digital platforms for better patient care in communities, with respect to SARS-COVID-2(COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: A descriptive narrative review was conducted through a search in articles published from December 2019 to November 2020, searching databases such as Medline, ClinicalKey, Pubmed, ProQuest, Scielo, Scholar Google, under the terms COVID-19, coronavirus, public health, telemedicine, virtual health platforms, written in English or Spanish. Conclusion: Digitized information has become an ally to combat the pandemic, in that it was possible to move from face-to-face care to telemedicine in a very short time, thus demonstrating the possibilities and advantages of the use of digital platforms in remote care, from development of new doctor-patient relationships to prevention of the spread of the virus.