Asian Journal Of Social Pharmacy

Abstract: Objective To discuss issues related to telemedicine in the context of the “Internet plus” and the prevention of novel coronavirus in early 2020, so as to provide some reference for the rapid development of Internet plus telemedicine. Methods Literature analysis method was used to summarize the current status of telemedicine at home and abroad. Descriptive statistical analysis and comparative analysis were also conducted to analyze the data of population and health in the “China Health Statistical Yearbook” and “China Statistical Yearbook” from 2009 to 2018. Results and Conclusion The distribution of medical demand and medical resources is uneven in 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, such problems are more serious between urban and rural areas in different regions. The population’s demand for medical care and the allocation of medical resources have the characteristics of positive correlation, large urban-rural differences and regional imbalance. Confronted with the situation that the uneven distribution of medical resources provides potential development opportunities for telemedicine and the difficulties in the further development of telemedicine, the government should formulate policies to improve the publicity of telemedicine, setting up a full coverage of telemedicine service system. Besides, hospitals should ensure the information security monitoring.

Key words: telemedicine, “Internet plus” telemedicine, medical resource allocation, population distribution