Servicio Murciano de Salud reports 207,000 telemedicine consultations

The Servicio Murciano de Salud (SMS) has reported significant results from its use of non-face-to-face interconsultations as a telemedicine tool. During the first half of the year, the service resolved 207,000 interconsultations, representing a 95.2% success rate for requested queries.

More than 40% of these cases did not require the patient to attend an additional in-person appointment, with an average resolution time of nine days. The tool is currently available across 50 medical specialties, including dermatology, neurology, internal medicine, cardiology, hematology, and endocrinology. SMS manager Irene Marín stated that the tool helps expedite diagnoses, reduce patient travel, and alleviate waiting lists.