Italy: opinion about usage of telemedicine 2018

A recent study published by Ipsos, indicates that a significant share of Italians has never used telemedicine services, but that they were willing to try. Telemedicine refers to the use of information technology to deliver remote diagnosis and health treatments. With reference to the actual recourse to telemedicine, just five percent of respondents stated that they had already resorted to it. Among them only two percent expressed the intention to use telehealth services again.  Telemedicine in Italian pharmacies On the other hand, Italian pharmacies came across as being well equipped in providing the possibility to take diagnostic tests such as cardiology tests and blood pressure checks from remote. Telecardiology services were quite widespread throughout Italy, with some regional differences. Aosta Valley, Apulia and Marche were the regions where most of pharmacies could provide these kinds of services. Data also suggest that tele-pulmonology, on the other hand, was not so common in Italian pharmacies. The absence of human touch To all appearances the digitalization process of the Italian health sector still needs to be implemented, especially in some fields and regions. Nonetheless, in recent years progresses have been made. The main concern among patients seems to be the lack of humanity that many digital health services, including telemedicine, may bring about.

近期，由Ipsos发布的一项研究表明，相当一部分意大利人从未使用过远程医疗服务，但他们表示愿意尝试。远程医疗指的是利用信息技术提供远程诊断和健康治疗的方式。在提及实际使用远程医疗的情况时，仅有百分之五的受访者表示他们已经使用过此类服务。在他们之中，仅有百分之二的受访者表达了再次使用远程医疗服务意向。在意大利药店中提供远程医疗方面，意大利药店表现出了为远程提供心脏检查和血压检查等诊断测试的充分准备。在意大利，远程心脏医学服务相当普及，但也存在区域差异。阿奥斯塔山谷、阿普利亚和马尔凯是药店能够提供此类服务最为普遍的地区。数据还显示，与远程肺病学相比，在意大利药店中，远程肺病学服务并不常见。数字化的缺失从表面上看，意大利医疗保健行业的数字化进程仍需实施，特别是在某些领域和地区。然而，在近年来，也取得了一定的进展。患者的主要担忧似乎是，包括远程医疗在内的许多数字医疗服务可能带来的缺乏人性化。