[Digitization and Virtual Healthcare in a teaching hospital (Pisa, Italy) during COVID-19 emergency].

Milli, C; Molinari, L; Giannetti, I; Frassi, D; Totaro, M; Pagliantini, S; Luchini, G; Briani, S; Baggiani, A

The initial phases of COVID-19 emergency in Italy highlighted the technical delay that the national health system has accumulated in health services digitalization. Italian hospitals rapidly applied a demand systems for virtual health services based on tele-triage, tele-consultation and tele-visits procedures. This led, in the following months, the integration of virtual healthcare services applicable to the Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisa (AOUP). In particular, BCure system represents an important technological investment for the remote management of care protocols and the analysis of the complete use of health services. This is a unique system for sharing information between specialists, general practitioners and patients.