Providers Expectations on Telemedicine: A Qualitative Research in a Large Healthcare Network of Latin America.
The benefits of Telemedicine make it a viable, reliable and useful discipline for dispensing health care. This qualitative study is aimed to understand the expectations, opinions and previous knowledge of the professionals about telemedicine at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.


RESULTS
Professionals realize that Telemedicine is inserted into their usual practice in an informal way. They consider telemedicine as an alternative to the traditional delivery of health care, but are afraid of their role in health care is undermined. Professionals point out very specific applications of Telemedicine such as monitoring the health of patients remotely, drug doses adjustments and sharing clinical information.


CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest that professionals are not familiar with telemedicine and will be necessary to develop a training plan before implementation.
Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
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Giussi Bordoni
Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
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Plazzotta
Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
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Sommer
Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
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Benítez
Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
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García
Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
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Luna
Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
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González B De Quirós
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007843:Latin America; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*