Organizational and legal aspects of providing medical care using telemedicine technologies in Russian Federation and foreign countries

The global telemedicine technology (TMT) regulatory landscape is currently evolving in a number of ways. The goal is to carry out an analytical examination of the institutional and legal frameworks for medical treatment including telemedicine consultation (TMC) in Russian Federation and foreign countries. The regulatory legal regulation of 22 international healthcare systems was included in the final version of the review. The review’s findings allow for the identification of the most important organizational and legal facets of delivering healthcare via TMC abroad: the majority of foreign nations lack comprehensive legal regulations governing the use of TMT in healthcare; the ability to establish a diagnosis within the context of TMC only follows an initial in-person consultation with a doctor; conducting TMC exclusively by licensed medical professionals and medical organizations; the option to conduct TMC via government-designed platforms and publicly accessible information platforms; requiring the patient to be informed about the benefits and drawbacks of TMT prior to consultation and to provide written or verbal informed consent; and requiring adherence to standards and recommendations during TMC, application, and in-person admission of the patient. The analysis demonstrates how commonplace TMC is abroad. However, there are currently no well-defined organizational or regulatory requirements for the use of TMC in the delivery of medical care, which calls for additional research into global experience and the identification of best practices that may be expanded throughout the Russian Federation.