COVID-19'UN TELETIP ÜZERİNDEKİ EKONOMİK ETKİLERİ

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, COVID-19’un tele-tıp üzerindeki ekonomik etkinlerini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Bu kapsamda COVID-19 pandemisinde tele-tıp uygulamaları incelenerek ekonomik etkileri araştırılmıştır. Yapılan inceleme sonucunda COVID-19 pandemisinde Teletıp hizmetlerinin, ekonomik etkilere sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. Teletıp hizmetlerinde 2019'dan 2020'ye kadar %35'lik bir üstel artış yaşanmıştır Teletıp pazarının büyüklüğü 2022'de 91,2 milyar ABD doları değerinde gerçekleşmiştir. Teletıp hizmetleri, hasta açısından seyahat masraflarını, sağlık hizmeti almak için işe gitmediği için oluşan gelir kaybının ve boş yere harcanan zaman kaybının; sağlık kurumları açısından kaynak kullanımlarını ve personel maaş giderlerinin önüne geçmektedir. COVID-19 pandemisinde teletıp uygulamalarının ekonomik yükünü ele alan daha fazla maliyet minimizasyonu veya diğer ekonomik değerlendirme yöntemlerinin içeren araştırmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Teletıp
• COVID-19
• Ekonomik Etki

ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON TELE-MEDICINE

Öz

The purpose of this research is to reveal the economic effects of COVID-19 on telemedicine. In this context, telemedicine applications in the COVID-19 pandemic were examined and their economic effects were investigated. As a result of the examination, it was found that Telemedicine services have economic effects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine services experienced an exponential increase of 35% from 2019 to 2020 The size of the telemedicine market was USD 91.2 billion in 2022. Telemedicine services include travel expenses for the patient, loss of income due to not going to work to get health care services, and wasted time; In terms of health institutions, it prevents the use of resources and personnel salary expenses. There is a need for further research involving cost minimization or other economic evaluation methods to address the economic burden of telemedicine applications during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Telemedicine
• COVID-19
• Economic Effect

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