The ability to receive a medical consultation remotely can be crucial for patients with reduced mobility, but it also has benefits in other very specific cases.

The first added value that comes to mind is the reduced risk involved in leaving home, as well as the convenience of immediacy, assuming the consultation takes place during a business trip or from a geographic region that is difficult to access. But a key advantage for health professionals is that remote consultations help to decongest medical services and limit the exposure of patients and staff in the same space.

Telemedicine is particularly useful in cases where there is already an established diagnosis and treatment, as this type of consultation is usually shorter, as the aim is to follow up and evaluate the patient's progress, rather than to detect a problem. Sometimes such consultations take minutes and their main purpose is to evaluate whether or not to continue with treatment, or to give a prescription for the patient to purchase more medicine, as well as to determine which speciality can contribute to the patient's health, so "saving" the visit sounds logical.

On the other hand, telemedicine has contributed to prevention by providing timely attention and detection of illnesses. This is because users have easy access to care, adapting their schedules and spaces to receive medical attention without the need to move or wait for a weekend or "make time" in the agenda to be able to attend to symptoms before they become high-cost diseases.

Today, the market for telemedicine applications and services continues to expand and there are more and more options in our country to avoid unnecessary travel and crowds in healthcare centres. The aim is to create greater convenience for patients and lighten the burden on the system.

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