50 diseases and health conditions subject to telemedicine as of 2024 in Vietnam

13:07, 03/01/2024

What are the diseases and health conditions subject to telemedicine as of 2024 in Vietnam? - Thao Nhi (Hai Phong)

50 diseases and health conditions subject to telemedicine as of 2024 in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

On December 30, 2023, the Minister of Health issued Circular 30/2023/TT-BYT on the list of diseases and health conditions subject to telemedicine in Vietnam.

50 diseases and health conditions subject to telemedicine as of 2024 in Vietnam

The Ministry of Health has announced a list of 50 diseases and health conditions subject to telemedicine as of January 1, 2024 in Vietnam, specifically as follows:

No.	Specialty	Disease/health condition	Code ICD-10
1.	Nutrition	Obesity	E66
2.	Otorhinolaryngology	Acute nasopharyngitis	J00
3.	Otorhinolaryngology	Chronic nasopharyngitis	J31.1
4.	Odonto-Stomatology	Aphthous gingivitis/stomatitis	K12.0
5.	Odonto-Stomatology	Geographic tongue	K14.1
6.	Odonto-Stomatology	Gingivitis associated with tooth eruption	K06.9
7.	Musculoskeletal Department	Shoulder and neck pain	M25.5
8.	Musculoskeletal Department	Cervicobrachial syndrome	M53.1
9.	Musculoskeletal Department	Lower back pain	M54.5
10.	Musculoskeletal Department	Rheumatoid arthritis	M05.0
11.	Musculoskeletal Department	Knee osteoarthritis	M17
12.	Musculoskeletal Department	Degenerative spine	M47
13.	Musculoskeletal Department	Osteoporosis (without bone fracture)	M81
14.	Surgery	Postoperative care (both minor and major surgeries)	Z09.
15.	Oncology	Post-treatment of cancer, palliative care	Z08
16.	Cardiovascular Department	Hypertension	I10
17.	Cardiovascular Department	Varicose veins	I83
18.	Cardiovascular Department	Venous insufficiency	I87.2
19.	Cardiovascular Department	Chronic lower extremity peripheral artery disease	I74.3
20.	Endocrinology	Diabetes mellitus	E10.9; E119; E12.9; E13.9; E14.9
21.	Endocrinology	Lipid disorder	E78
22.	Endocrinology	Hypothyroidism	E00; E01; E02; E03; E04; E05; E06; E07
23.	Nephrology – Urology	Chronic kidney failure (without hemodialysis)	N18.1
24.	Respiratory medicine	Bronchial asthma	J45
25.	Respiratory medicine	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	J44
26.	Psychiatry	Mental disorders	F28.8
27.	Psychiatry	Anxiety disorder, major depressive episode	F41.2
28.	Dermatology	Bacterial skin infections	L01, L02 L66
29.	Dermatology	Fungal/parasitic skin infection	B86, B35 B36.0
30.	Dermatology	Viral skin infections	B01 B02
31.	Dermatology	Atopic dermatitis and skin infection disease	L20, L23 L28.2 L50
32.	Neurology	Parkinson’s disease	G20
33.	Neurology	Alzheimer’s disease	F00.-
34.	Neurology	Vascular dementia	F01.-
35.	Neurology	Migraine	G43
36.	Neurology	Tension headaches	G44.2
37.	Neurology	Vestibular disorder	H81
38.	Infectious diseases	HIV/AIDS	B24
39.	Tuberculosis and pulmonary disease	Tuberculosis follow-up examination	Z76.0 + A15-A19
40.	Infectious diseases	Dengue fever without warning signs	A97.0
41.	Infectious diseases	Influenza	J19; J10; J10.1
42.	Infectious diseases	COVID-19	U07.1
43.	Gastroenterology	Gastritis and duodenitis	K29,-
44.	Gastroenterology	Constipation	K59
45.	Gastroenterology	Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)	K21.-
46.	Infectious diseases	Hepatitis B, C	B16; B18.1
47	Ophthalmology	Conjunctivitis	H10
48.	Ophthalmology	Keratitis	H16
49	Ophthalmology	Inherited retinal dystrophies	H35.5
50.	Rehabilitation	Physical therapy	Z50.1

Circular 30/2023/TT-BYT takes effect on January 1, 2024.

How to carry out telehealth occurring between medical practitioners and patients in Vietnam?

According to Clause 1, Article 80 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, telehealth occurring between medical practitioners and patients shall be carried out as follows:

- It shall depend on the scope of practice of the medical practitioner; the remote treatment shall be delivered according to the nomenclature of diseases or medical conditions sanctioned by the Minister of Health;

- Medical practitioners shall be liable for their clinical diagnosis results, prescription for therapies or remedies and medications.

Nguyen Ngoc Que Anh

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