Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot68010.32687/0869-866X-2021-29-5-1029-1033Научная статьяCOVID-19 as a catalyst of development of telemedicine services to rural populationKhabreevR. U.-BakirovaE. A.-BersenevaE. A.eaberseneva@gmail.comSavostinaE. A.-N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthThe Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationThe State Budget Institution of Health Care of the Moscow Oblast “The M. F. Vladimirsky Moscow Oblast Research Clinical Institute”151020212951029103322102021Copyright © 2021,2021The paper presents a review of publications concerning issues of development of telemedicine in rural health care of the USA during in conditions of COVID-19 pandemic and expediency of extensive application of telemedicine technologies during “post-COVID” period. The issues, aspects, prospects and required conditions for extensive diffusion of telemedicine services to the rural population are considered.COVID-19telemedicine technologyrural health caremedical carerural populationCOVID-19телемедицинские технологиисельское здравоохранениемедицинская помощь сельскому населению[Изучение влияния коронавируса на ускорение внедрения и использования цифровых технологий. Режим доступа: https://niioz.ru/nauka/mezhdunarodnoe-nauchnoe-sotrudnichestvo/izuchenie-vliyaniya-koronavirusa-na-uskorenie-vnedreniya-i-ispolzovaniya-tsifrovykh-tekhnologiy/(дата обращения 04.02.2021).][Karim S. A., Chen H.-F. Deaths From COVID-19 in Rural, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan Areas: A County-Level Comparison. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):124-32.][Souch J. M., Cossman J. S. A Commentary on Rural-Urban Disparities in COVID-19 Testing Rates per 100,000 and Risk Factors. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):188-90.][Patel L., Elliott A., Storlie E., Kethireddy R., Goodman K., Dickey W. Ethical and Legal Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are We Thinking About Rural Hospitals? J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):175-8.][Dandachi D., Reece R., Wang E. W., Nelson T., Rojas-Moreno C., Matthew Shoemaker D. Treating COVID-19 in Rural America. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):205-6.][Howard S., Counte M., Mikes J., Dybdal L., Linomaz J. Rural Health Care Delivery Organizations and COVID-19: Major Challenges and Implications for Health Care Management Education and Training. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):249-51.][Adunlin G., Murphy P. Z., Manis M. COVID-19: How Can Rural Community Pharmacies Respond to the Outbreak? J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):153-5.][Woodall T., Ramage M., LaBruyere J. T., McLean W., Casey R. Tak C. R. Telemedicine Services During COVID-19: Considerations for Medically Underserved Populations. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):231-4.][Myers U. S., Birks A., Grubaugh A. L., Axon R. N. Flattening the Curve by Getting Ahead of It: How the VA Healthcare System Is Leveraging Telehealth to Provide Continued Access to Care for Rural Veterans. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):194-6.][Williams Jr. D., Lawrence J., Hong Y.-R., Winn A. Tele-ICUs for COVID-19: A Look at National Prevalence and Characteristics of Hospitals Providing Teleintensive Care. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):133-41.][Nagata J. M. Rapid Scale-Up of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for Subspecialty Care in Rural Areas. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):145.][Noonan D., Simmons L. A. Navigating Nonessential Research Trials During COVID-19: The Push We Needed for Using Digital Technology to Increase Access for Rural Participants? J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):185-7.][Shura R. D., Brearly T. W., Tupler L. A. Telehealth in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Veteran and Military Beneficiaries. J. Rural Health; 2021;37(1):200-4.][Satti K., Ojugbele O. Lessons Learned: Pediatric Telemental Health in a Rural Medical Center in the Age of SARS-CoV-2. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):260-2.][Gutierrez J., Kuperman E., Kaboli P. J. Using Telehealth as a Tool for Rural Hospitals in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):161-4.][Crump W. J. Telemedicine: Has the Time Really Finally Arrived? J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):156-7.][Lindsay J. A., Hogan J. B., Ecker A. H., Day S. C., Chen P., Helm A. The Importance of Video Visits in the Time of COVID-19. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):242-5.][Sodhi M. Telehealth Policies Impacting Federally Qualified Health Centers in Face of COVID-19. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):158-60.][Wright B., Fraher E., Gwyther Holder M., Akiyama J., Toomey B. Will Community Health Centers Survive COVID-19? J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):235-8.][Graves J. M., Mackelprang J. L., Solmaz Amiri S., Abshire D. A. Barriers to Telemedicine Implementation in Southwest Tribal Communities During COVID-19. J. Rural Health. 2021;37(1):239-41.]