Table 1.

A summary of the advantages and challenges for telemedicine in COVID‐19 pandemic

Year of publication	Advantages	Authors	References
2022	COVID‐19 pandemic like wars and natural disasters have resulted in widespread adoption of tele‐critical care.	Ganapathy et al.	64
2020	Direct‐to‐consumer telemedicine can enable patients to connect with their healthcare provider at a distance.	Moazzami et al.	65
	Telemedicine could use of webcam‐enabled computers and smartphones and allows medical practitioner to remarkably screen patients with early signs of COVID‐19 before they reach to hospital.
2020	Telemedicine connects the low cost, convenience, and ready accessibility of health‐related information and communication using the Internet and associated technologies.	Vidal‐Alaball et al.	66
	Telemedicine could lead to a significant decline in unnecessary patients visit and encouraging self‐quarantine.
2020	Telemedicine can provide appropriate access to routine care without the risk of exposure in a congested health center waiting rooms.	Smith et al.	67
2020	Tele‐intensive care unit nursing minimized the risk to bedside nurses while maintaining a high level of care for patients.	Arneson et al.	68
Challenges
2022	Tele‐critical care needs transparent communication with software, hardware, and connectivity as three important components.	Ganapathy et al.	64
	Barriers in implementing tele‐critical care solutions include compensation structures, regulatory policies, cybersecurity, network infrastructure costs, and vulnerabilities.
	More studies on Tele‐Critical implementation and outcomes is required to develop best practice guidelines, certification, standardization of processes, and clinical training paradigms.
2022	Because of the COVID‐19 pandemic, it is crucial to develop and update the guidelines and regulations for telemedicine reimbursement.	Salmanizadeh et al.	69
	Future studies can examine the telemedicine reimbursement methods in developed and developing countries before and after the COVID‐19 pandemic.