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Lecturer of Airlangga University, Niko Azhari Hidayat developed a digital health service or Telemedicine, Vascular Indonesia. The Indonesian Vascular Telemedicine Service is a part of the Indonesian Telemedicine Association to support the activities of the Ministry of Health in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. This thoracic cardiac and vascular surgeon said that the Vascular Indonesia platform consists of a Triage room that aims to identify patients early. In addition, there is also a Vascular Indonesia Care Unit service to monitor complaints and symptoms of self-isolated patients. This service is intended for patients who have uploaded e-recipes. In addition to monitoring patients remotely, the team of doctors at Vascular Indonesia also regularly holds webinars containing educational materials and guidelines on how to maintain a good immune system when undergoing self-isolation.

To get digital health service or Telemedicine, Vascular Indonesia, self-isolated patients who have previously carried out PCR tests in laboratories affiliated with the Ministry of Health, will receive an automatic message containing the option to undergo telemedicine services. By choosing the Vascular Indonesia telemedicine service, the patient can immediately consult the doctor on duty. The Vascular Indonesia telemedicine service is free for patients who are confirmed positive for Covid-19. Telemedicine services consist of volunteers, 36 general practitioners, and 20 specialists. This service is to help patients who are exposed to Covid-19 to perform self-isolation, and to suppress the spike in the Covid-19 trend in recent weeks.

Dr. Niko is not a new figure in the world of digital health. With a doctorate in thoracic cardiac and vascular surgery specialist, he developed the Foot-Diabet Indonesia application in 2019. The social impact application is a means of education and prevention from the dangers of diabetic foot. In addition, the man who had a clinical fellowship education at the University Medical Centrum Utrecht, The Netherlands, and earned the title of a vascular and endovascular consultant is also one of the initiators of the Indonesian Varicose Vein application, an online innovation service in the form of a program called the Vascular Indonesia Health Travel Program.