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[Telemedicine at the heart of management of the COVID-19 crisis]. Télémédecine au cœur des dispositifs de gestion de la crise COVID-19. During the COVID-19 crisis, telemedicine was at the center of the health management systems in the canton of Geneva. Telemedicine contributed to the triage and follow-up of patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, as well as to the coordination of different healthcare actors in the patient's trajectory. New partnerships and reinforcement of coordination in the Geneva healthcare and social care networks with an unprecedented use of telemedicine tools were able to ensure patient care while preserving frontline healthcare providers. Telemedicine has benefited during this time from a temporary relaxation of measures and regulations governing its practice, encouraging its deployment in a crisis situation. However, for these tools to be effective, they need to become an integral part of our healthcare systems.