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817 gap statements mined from Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 4,266 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Limited and outdated resources for perinatal telebehavioral health care. Absence of postpartum-specific guidance. Gaps in clinical guidance resources for telebehavioral health care during the perinatal period.

    Guidance on providing telebehavioral health care for perinatal populations: An assessment of resources and gaps · 2026 · DOI

  • One challenge is the limited access to telehealth among underserved populations. Another challenge is the need to understand the characteristics of underserved patients who use telehealth. The study also faced challenges in terms of participant recruitment and retention.

    The Impact of Telehealth Use Experience on Recruitment of Underserved Populations Into a Telehealth-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Trial for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Cross-Sectional Survey · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of knowledge about the characteristics of underserved patients who use telehealth. Little is known about the factors associated with telehealth use experience among underserved populations with chronic low back pain.

    The Impact of Telehealth Use Experience on Recruitment of Underserved Populations Into a Telehealth-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Trial for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Cross-Sectional Survey · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need for further research on the application of telemedicine in TB treatment. The current methods of treatment monitoring and evaluation have limitations. There is a lack of standardization of telemedicine interventions in TB treatment.

    Treatment Adherence and Outcomes in Patients with Tuberculosis Treated with Telemedicine: A Scoping Review · 2025 · DOI

  • There is limited information on the acceptance of telehealth in Switzerland. The study identifies a gap in understanding the factors associated with telehealth acceptance.

    Acceptability of Telehealth as the Default Modality for Multiple Sclerosis Care in Switzerland: Cross-Sectional Study · 2025 · DOI

  • Digital vulnerability, defined as the inability to perform a video telehealth visit due to poor internet access, lack of device, or a patient's technological fluency. Technology failure, which impacted 4% of video visits. The need for specialized in-person testing and/or treatment, which required some patients to be transferred to in-person care.

    Tele-allergy improves access to allergy care within the Veterans Health Administration · 2025 · DOI

  • Lack of validated scales to measure trust and confidence in telehealth for people with chronic kidney disease. Limited understanding of the factors that influence trust and confidence in telehealth. Need for novel scales that capture the unique aspects of telehealth, such as support, competence, and capability.

    Development and validation of novel scales to measure trust and confidence in using telephone and video consultation scales in people with chronic kidney disease · 2025 · DOI

  • Participants felt that further instructions or information was needed to take full advantage of rehabilitation delivered via technology.

    Views of Service Users, Their Family or Carers, and Health Care Professionals on Telerehabilitation for People With Neurological Conditions in Ghana: Qualitative Study · 2024 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for a comprehensive analysis of the barriers and their relationships. The study emphasizes the importance of addressing the barriers to promote 5G integration in hospitals.

    Barriers and Implications of 5G Technology Adoption for Hospitals in Western China: Integrated Interpretive Structural Modeling and Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Analysis · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a lack of studies on the relevance and importance of barriers to 5G adoption in hospitals. The existing studies do not provide a comprehensive analysis of the barriers and their relationships.

    Barriers and Implications of 5G Technology Adoption for Hospitals in Western China: Integrated Interpretive Structural Modeling and Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Analysis · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a lack of knowledge about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on patients' preferences for virtual consultations. The study fills this gap by analyzing public preference for virtual consultations before and after the onset of the crisis. The study examines the demographic factors associated with public preferences and the changes in preferences after the crisis.

    Impact of the cost-of-living crisis on patient preferences towards virtual consultations · 2024 · DOI

  • Despite its clinical viability, the structural positioning and substantive practice of nursing within this model remain poorly defined.

    Remote Patient Monitoring in Hospital at Home: Bibliometric Analysis of the Field and Scoping Review of Nursing Practice · 2026 · DOI

  • Virtual care adoption in pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1D) accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet little is known about the perspectives of pediatric health-care professionals (HCPs).

    Building a Hybrid Future: Health-care Professionals’ Perspectives on Virtual Pediatric Diabetes Care in British Columbia · 2026 · DOI

  • The main findings indicate that systemic rather than demographic factors predominate, suggesting that broad organizational and policy-level interventions are warranted.

    Exploring the Challenges and Barriers to Telenursing in the Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · 2026 · DOI

  • IMPACT: What problem did the study address? Individuals living with a stoma frequently encounter difficulties with product selection, adapter fit, leakage and peristomal skin care, yet little is known about how these difficulties are experienced in everyday life, or how telenursing responds to them from the patients' own perspective.

    Product Management Experiences of Patients With a Stoma Receiving Telenursing Services · 2026 · DOI

  • While high-utilizer patterns are well described in emergency departments, they have not been systematically characterized in telemedicine.

    Addressing high-utilizers of virtual urgent care through an EHR clinical decision support nudge · 2026 · DOI

  • However, its impact on patient outcomes remains unclear due to limited understanding of how and what type of care is delivered.

    National study to characterize teletrauma use in United States emergency departments · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite these perceived benefits, the impact of virtual care on timeliness and quality within the lung cancer diagnostic pathway remains unclear.

    Comparable times to lung cancer diagnosis with virtual and in-person care: An observational study during the COVID-19 pandemic · 2026 · DOI

  • Low long-term surveillance rates limit understanding of long-term outcomes such as chronic pain. Traditional in-person follow-up has low adherence rates.

    Telemedicine-enabled surveillance after hernia repair: A prospective programmatic experience · 2026 · DOI

  • Identifying and addressing the gaps in existing telebehavioral health care resources. Developing coordinated, perinatal-specific telebehavioral health implementation materials. Bridging the silos of obstetrics, psychiatry, addiction medicine, pediatrics, primary care, and social work.

    Guidance on providing telebehavioral health care for perinatal populations: An assessment of resources and gaps · 2026 · DOI

  • Improve the validation processes for AI-based components - Enhance clinician involvement for real-world validation - Refine AI integration in clinical…

    The future digital outpatient clinic for movement disorders: from technological innovation to ethical and systemic implementation—a position paper · 2026 · DOI

  • Geographical bias due to the majority of studies being conducted in developed nations, - Limited representation from resource-constrained settings, particularly in Africa and other low-income regions, - Population heterogeneity in terms of demographic characteristics, TB severity, comorbidities, and socioeconomic…

    Treatment Adherence and Outcomes in Patients with Tuberculosis Treated with Telemedicine: A Scoping Review · 2025 · DOI

  • Small sample size in Phase 1, - Limited to people with CKD, - Limited to an Australian metropolitan…

    Development and validation of novel scales to measure trust and confidence in using telephone and video consultation scales in people with chronic kidney disease · 2025 · DOI

  • Small sample size, - Limited to service users and HCPs in Ghana, - No quantitative data on the effectiveness of telerehabilitation, - Limited generalizability to other low- and middle-income…

    Views of Service Users, Their Family or Carers, and Health Care Professionals on Telerehabilitation for People With Neurological Conditions in Ghana: Qualitative Study · 2024 · DOI

  • Small sample size of 30 participants, - limited to a specific age range of 13-21 years, - conducted via Zoom due to the COVID-19…

    Facilitators and barriers to using telemedicine for gender-affirming care in gender-diverse youth: A qualitative study · 2024 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) There is a lack of knowledge about the characteristics of underserved patients who use telehealth (“The Impact of Telehealth Use Experience on Recruitment of Underserved…”, 2026); (2) Virtual care adoption in pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1D) accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet little is known about the perspectives of pediatric health-care professionals (HCPs) (“Building a Hybrid Future: Health-care Professionals’ Perspectives on Virtual…”, 2026); (3) The main findings indicate that systemic rather than demographic factors predominate, suggesting that broad organizational and policy-level interventions are warranted (“Exploring the Challenges and Barriers to Telenursing in the Riyadh Region,…”, 2026); (4) While high-utilizer patterns are well described in emergency departments, they have not been systematically characterized in telemedicine (“Addressing high-utilizers of virtual urgent care through an EHR clinical…”, 2026); (5) Its impact on patient outcomes remains unclear due to limited understanding of how and what type of care is delivered (“National study to characterize teletrauma use in United States emergency…”, 2026). 817 gap statements have been mined from Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 4,266 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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