The preparation and writing of this report were co‑ordinated by Tiago Cravo Oliveira Hashiguchi. Co‑authors and contributors include Luca Lorenzoni and Luca Lindner of the OECD; Niki O’Brien, Ana Luísa Neves, Saira Ghafur, Fiona O’Driscoll, Trupti Patel and Karen Lau of Imperial College London; and Katharine Fields and Reginald D. Williams II of the Commonwealth Fund. Co‑authors from Imperial College London led the systematic review of the literature on telemedicine during COVID‑19, which was supported by a grant from the Commonwealth Fund, https://www.commonwealthfund.org/grants/use-telemedicine-oecd-countries-during-covid-19-international-review.
The authors would like to extend their gratitude to the participants in the OECD Health Committee and the many government officials and policy and technical experts across the OECD who responded to the policy questionnaire and reviewed and commented on draft chapters. This report would not have been possible without their contributions and support. Neither they nor their institutions are responsible for any of the opinions expressed in this report.
At the OECD, the authors wish to thank Francesca Colombo, Frederico Guanais, Mark Pearson and Stefano Scarpetta, from the Directorate of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, for their comments and suggestions. Thanks also go to Isabelle Vallard of the OECD for her valuable administrative support, and to Lucy Hulett, Natalie Corry, Marie‑Clémence Canaud of the OECD, and Bethanne Fox of the Commonwealth Fund for editorial and media assistance.