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T1 0-26 Sentence denotes COVID-19 and telemedicine:
T2 27-100 Sentence denotes Immediate action required for maintaining healthcare providers well-being
T3 102-110 Sentence denotes Abstract
T4 111-214 Sentence denotes The well-being of the health care workforce is the cornerstone of every well-functioning health system.
T5 215-370 Sentence denotes As a result of the pandemic, medical healthcare providers are under an enormous amount of workload pressure along with increased total health expenditures.
T6 371-447 Sentence denotes The overwhelming burden of COVID-19 illness could lead to caregiver burnout.
T7 448-556 Sentence denotes Direct-to-consumer telemedicine can enable patients to connect with their healthcare provider at a distance.
T8 557-748 Sentence denotes This virtual platform could be used by smartphones or webcam-enabled computers and allows physicians to effectively screen patients with early signs of COVID-19 before they reach to hospital.
T9 750-760 Sentence denotes To editor,
T10 761-1004 Sentence denotes Since the first case of the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2, also known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) was identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China at the end of 2019, the number of new cases out of China has risen rapidly day to day.
T11 1005-1137 Sentence denotes On 11th March 2020, the WHO Emergency Committee declared COVID-19 a global pandemic that will affect all countries on the globe [1].
T12 1138-1252 Sentence denotes To date, confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 240,000 cases and global death toll exceeds 10,000 people [2].
T13 1253-1356 Sentence denotes The well-being of the health care workforce is the cornerstone of every well-functioning health system.
T14 1357-1512 Sentence denotes As a result of the pandemic, medical healthcare providers are under an enormous amount of workload pressure along with increased total health expenditures.
T15 1513-1589 Sentence denotes The overwhelming burden of COVID-19 illness could lead to caregiver burnout.
T16 1590-1826 Sentence denotes The major causes of psychological distress among healthcare workers are including long work hours, sleep disturbances, debilitating fatigue, and the risk of getting infection and put their family at risk of a life-threatening condition.
T17 1827-1958 Sentence denotes According to the China's National Health Commission, more than 3300 healthcare workers had been infected and at least 22 have died.
T18 1959-2164 Sentence denotes Unfortunately, in Iran, at least 40 healthcare workers have died due to COVID-19 infection and dozens have reportedly been put under observation after experiencing signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection.
T19 2165-2337 Sentence denotes Physicians’ burnout and shortage of health care workforce has a serious consequences for patients and could cause medical system on the verge of a devastating collapse [3].
T20 2338-2494 Sentence denotes In times of outbreak, emergency departments can be an overwhelming, chaotic places when a large number of patients arriving at local health care facilities.
T21 2495-2557 Sentence denotes The most important aspect of being prepared is planning ahead.
T22 2558-2694 Sentence denotes The concept of “forward triage” was designed for response to various types of crisis scenarios such as virus epidemics and catastrophes.
T23 2695-2811 Sentence denotes Forward triage is the process of determining the patients’ condition before they arrive in the emergency department.
T24 2812-2924 Sentence denotes Direct-to-consumer telemedicine can enable patients to connect with their healthcare provider at a distance [4].
T25 2925-3116 Sentence denotes This virtual platform could be used by smartphones or webcam-enabled computers and allows physicians to effectively screen patients with early signs of COVID-19 before they reach to hospital.
T26 3117-3270 Sentence denotes As a result, this could lead to a substantial decline in unnecessary patients visit, promoting self-quarantine and reducing emergency department overuse.
T27 3271-3406 Sentence denotes Moreover, this approach provides remote monitoring of recently discharged patients, which is a crucial step in containing the outbreak.
T28 3407-3508 Sentence denotes In addition, providing care from afar can help reduce the risk of clinicians’ exposure to infections.
T29 3509-3760 Sentence denotes The use of telemedicine had been largely evaluated by numbers of hospital systems such as Jefferson Health, Cleveland Clinic, and the University of Pittsburgh that provide online neurologic assessment in patients need an emergency neurologic care [5].
T30 3761-3883 Sentence denotes China has also implemented real-time virtual consultation services that addresses the home health care needs for patients.
T31 3884-4041 Sentence denotes Although limitations including payment, credentialing, ethical consideration, and staffing of specialists are also exist that needs to be taken into account.
T32 4042-4185 Sentence denotes The decline in workforce capacity of physicians and nurses raise serious concerns about diminishing the quality of health care delivery system.
T33 4186-4465 Sentence denotes This fact will emphasize another important aspect of using telemedicine which is the ability to reinforce those health care workers that have been quarantined at home after exposure to COVID-19 and employ quarantined physicians to communicate with patients remotely via computer.
T34 4466-4701 Sentence denotes It should be noted that telemedicine cannot replace in-person patient care, but could benefit other frontline physicians by reducing their workload and optimizing their time to attending to patients being in a critically-ill condition.
T35 4702-4773 Sentence denotes Creating telemedicine program takes time and does not happen overnight.
T36 4774-4826 Sentence denotes It requires sources, funding and precise guidelines.
T37 4827-4916 Sentence denotes Many countries have been already invested in telemedicine and received promising results.
T38 4917-5081 Sentence denotes The chaotic flow of patients in the emergency departments pose a unique challenge to the maintenance of quality of care especially in times of crisis and pandemics.
T39 5082-5315 Sentence denotes Forward triage via telemedicine can turn these obstacles into an opportunity and provide a pathway to overcoming patient flow and reducing the workload of physicians as well as minimizing the risk of exposure of healthcare providers.
T40 5316-5419 Sentence denotes It should be remembered that planning ahead can drastically improve our crisis management capabilities.
T41 5420-5540 Sentence denotes It is time for our experts from different fields to start addressing this issue and put their suggestions into practice.
T42 5542-5564 Sentence denotes Authors’ contributions
T43 5565-5686 Sentence denotes BM and NRK highlighted the potential use of telemedicine for triage of patients with COVID-19 and drafted the manuscript.
T44 5687-5769 Sentence denotes ADM and EF contributed to the discussion and revised and formatted the manuscript.
T45 5770-5825 Sentence denotes NM contributed to the discussion and revised the draft.
T46 5826-5877 Sentence denotes All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
T47 5879-5913 Sentence denotes Declarations of Competing Interest
T48 5914-5919 Sentence denotes None.
T49 5921-5936 Sentence denotes Acknowledgement
T50 5937-6045 Sentence denotes This is dedicated to honoring the memory of our brave fallen doctors and nurses who fought against COVID-19.