[Challenges and opportunities of remote diagnosis and treatment management of sleep disordered breathing under the normalization of epidemic situation].

Abstract

Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the diagnosis and treatment of diseases has been greatly affected. Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a common chronic disease, whose diagnosis and treatment methods have changed dramatically during the epidemic period-from traditional outpatient diagnosis and treatment to online remote diagnosis and treatment based on Internet. The diagnostical capability of major sleep centers has increased instead of decreasing. But with the change of diagnosis and treatment mode, privacy, data security, medical insurance policy and other related issues also emerge as the times require. Under the normalization of epidemic situation, telemedicine not only creates new opportunities, but also faces unprecedented challenges.