Ensuring continuity of treatment for chronic patients during the pandemic: Telehealth in Costa Rica.

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced Costa Rica to declare a health emergency. This led to the suspension of scheduled outpatient care at a time when there were already unmet health care needs. Other issues of concern to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund included health personnel being potentially exposed to patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units, the risks involved in suspending established patient treatment, and the need to crowding in health care facilities. As of the date of this interview, 1,461 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in Costa Rica.

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