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bam-10355	Papathanasiou, Jannis; Kashilska, Yana; Bozov, Hristo; Petrov, Ivo ; Masiero, Stefano	The outbreak of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant make imperative the adoption of telerehabilitation in the Bulgarian health care system	2022	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1834	103	36	Many health care systems throughout the world performed effective reforms such as the transition to telerehabilitation (TR) in response to the call for action of World Health Organization (WHO) and several PRM scientific organizations, for strengthening the affected rehabilitation services during the COVID-19 pandemic.3 TR is a subfield of telemedicine (TM), defined as the provision of rehabilitation services to patients at a remote location via telecommunication technologies and teleconference apps such as Skype (Microsoft Co), Facebook Messenger (Facebook Inc), Viber (Rakuten Group Inc), and WhatsApp (Facebook Inc).4 TR can play an important role in public health emergencies, such as the current outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, while promoting flexibility and allowing greater continuity of rehabilitation care for patients with spinal cord injuries,2 as well as patients with cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and oncological conditions.5,6 Recent studies suggest that TR visits are safe and effective treatment approach for people with disabilities,2 and has several advantages over in-person rehabilitation such as early access to rehabilitation, reduced health care costs, improved treatment adherence, and health-related quality of life.7 TR can be provided in a variety of different ways, including two-way real-time visits with audio, video, or both, asynchronous e-visits, virtual check-ins, remote evaluations of recorded videos or images and telephone assessment and management services.8 We acknowledge that COVID-19 is not a short-term problem and the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, may accelerate the reorganization and modernization of rehabilitation services in Bulgaria, assessed as less effective and less digital.12,13 Therefore, Bulgarian Regulation amendments (BG) No. 9/2019, laying down the package of medical activities reimbursed by the NHIF are crucial and will enable the use of telecommunication tools for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation in Bulgaria.	cache/bam-10355.pdf	txt/bam-10355.txt