RT Journal Article T1 COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity to assess the utility of telemedicine in patients with rheumatic diseases. A1 Lopez-Medina, Clementina A1 Escudero, Alejandro A1 Collantes-Estevez, Eduardo K1 Outcome and process assessment, health care K1 Outcome assessment, health care K1 Quality indicators, health care AB We read with interest the letter published by Bozzalla Cassione et al, 1 in which authors evaluated 165 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus using telemedicine as the follow-up method. As in Italy, the high infectivity and the risk of collapse of intensive care units led to the Spanish government to announce on 14 March the strict confinement and prohibition of social mobility to ensure a decrease in COVID-19 contagion rates. PB BMJ Group YR 2020 FD 2020-05-19 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15691 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15691 LA en NO López-Medina C, Escudero A, Collantes-Estevez E. COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity to assess the utility of telemedicine in patients with rheumatic diseases. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Apr;80(4):e50 NO López-Medina C, Escudero A, Collantes-Estevez E. COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity to assess the utility of telemedicine in patients with rheumatic diseases. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Apr;80(4):e50 DS RISalud RD Apr 19, 2025