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. 2021 Nov 5;41(2):573–579. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05975-2

Table 1.

Aspects of disease manageable and not manageable with telemedicine

Aspects of RMDs manageable with Telemedicine Aspects of RMDs not fully manageable with Telemedicine

• Continued patient care during pandemic events

• Regular follow up for stable patients

• Patient education

• Clinimetry/Telemetry

• Patient counseling

• Detection of urgent problems

• Drug Adherence and patients’ compliance

• Detection of drug-related adverse effects

• Dealing with general practitioners

• Renewal of the therapeutic prescriptions

• First consultation of complex cases

• Physical/joint examination

• Thorough evaluation of disease flare

• Management of digital lesions