Telehealth in the COVID-19 Era: A Balancing Act to Avoid Harm.
J Med Internet Res
; 23(2): e24785, 2021 02 01.
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| ID: mdl-33477104
ABSTRACT
The telehealth revolution in response to COVID-19 has increased essential health care access during an unprecedented public health crisis. However, virtual patient care can also limit the patient-provider relationship, quality of examination, efficiency of health care delivery, and overall quality of care. As we witness the most rapidly adopted medical trend in modern history, clinicians are beginning to comprehend the many possibilities of telehealth, but its limitations also need to be understood. As outcomes are studied and federal regulations reconsidered, it is important to be precise in the virtual patient encounter approach. Herein, we offer some simple guidelines that could assist health care providers and clinic schedulers in determining the appropriateness of a telehealth visit by considering visit types, patient characteristics, and chief complaint or disease states.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Telemedicina
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Selección de Paciente
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COVID-19
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Internet Res
Asunto de la revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos