[Breaking] Ministry of Health and Welfare "Full Allowance of 'Telemedicine' Until the End of Doctors' Collective Action"

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that from the 23rd until the end of the doctors' collective action, telemedicine will be fully permitted.

Park Min-su, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, stated at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters briefing held at the Government Seoul Office that "telemedicine will be fully implemented at all medical institutions, including clinics and hospitals, without any separate application or designation."

Vice Minister Park explained, "The government plans to have tertiary general hospitals, which are experiencing significant resident doctor departures, focus their capabilities on treating severe and emergency patients to prevent medical staff burnout. Patients with moderate or less severe conditions will be treated at regional secondary hospitals, and mild outpatient cases will be handled at clinic-level facilities."

He added, "In this process, to smoothly respond to the increased outpatient demand at regional hospitals and clinics, we will utilize telemedicine to minimize inconvenience to the public."

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