Health Leadership in Telemedicine: Improving Access and Quality of Life for Remote Populations

Introduction: Telemedicine and the Role of Health Leadership in Improving Access and Quality of Life for Remote Populations—An Issue of Collective Resource Management Telemedicine: technology used to access healthcare services from a distance has adopted a new form of delivery to enable remote communities to overcome barriers to accessing healthcare. Methods: To this end, a literature review was performed to identify relevant articles, studies and reports on telemedicine and healthcare leadership. Identifying and analysing key themes and findings to assess the impact of leadership on telemedicine to improve access and quality of life for remote populations. Results: The results underscore the importance of health leadership for the success of telemedicine programs. The need to make them effective is a requirement for leaders with a sound planning of the strategies for clientele with such unrealistic resources, infrastructure, and workforce. Conclusions: Telehealth, which has matured significantly since its inception, has global adoption with proven efficacy in the delivery of health services, but health leadership can be a depraved determinant to the effectiveness of telemedicine in accessing and improving the quality of life of remote populations. One must be cognizant of the challenges and opportunities in providing healthcare services in remote areas.