Objective: Telemedicine has developed as an innovative way to remotely view and treat patients without necessitating for patients to physically come into a physicians’ office or healthcare facility. This study aims to provide insights into the effectiveness of integrating telemedicine in medical facilities, where patients have high hierarchic...

By ISHAAN RISCHIE, ATHENA WALKER, EDUARDO GARCIA, ROBERT ORU, SWETA SNEHA

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use and importance of telehealth and telemedicine globally. In industrialized countries, stay-at-home measures and changes to government regulations regarding telehealth resulted in an over 100-fold increase in demand within weeks. The COVID-19 has raged across Latin America for most of 2020, with associate...

By WILLIAM PIERCE, DIRK SCHROEDER, ROBB SUCHECKI

Study Design: An online survey modeled after the TeleENT Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Medical Communication Competence Scale (MCCS) were administered to gauge patient experience with electronic medical record-based telemedicine visits. Results: Participants noted several advantages of telemedicine visits over traditional in-office visits: sho...

By RHONDA JOHNSTON, RITA F. KOBB, CLAIRE MARTY, PADRAIC MCVEIGH

Objective: To review the published research for reported effectiveness of telemedicine in reducing suicide ideation and behavior in patients already diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Design: A thorough literature search on the PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, Cochrane Library, and TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) Medical Database was con...

By LAUREN M. AIELLO, SARA DADASHZADEH, JACOB M. LYNN, WILLIAM T. STARBIRD, CALEB J. PAWL, SILVERBERG ARYEE, HENRY R. HALEY

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By OREN MECHANIC, DAVID BENJAMIN GOOTENBERG, ALON DAGAN

The global COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare delivery to patients worldwide and challenged healthcare providers—not only in treating patients with coronavirus but also in trying to maintain optimal care for non-COVID patients at the same time. But challenging times often provide a fertile environment for innovatio...

By TORY CENAJ

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By LYLE BERKOWITZ, SHAYAN VYAS, IGOR O. KOROLEV, PAUL DE RAEVE, PRABHAKARAN DORAIRAJ, SERGIO PILLON, MATTHEW SAKUMOTO, INGRID VASILIU-FELTES, LIZ ASHALL-PAYNE, MITCH B. PARKER, BRENDAN SMITH, ALLISON VIOLA, RAFAEL J. GROSSMANN, SRIKANTH VELAMAKANNI, CHRIS ROBERTS, AMAR GUPTA, JOHN D. HALAMKA

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, measures were taken to decrease viral spread by transitioning health care appointments to virtual mediums. This study evaluates the use of telemedicine within the Divisions of Colon and Rectal Surgery and Otolaryngology-Neurotology at a single academic institution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design...

By RACHEL M. SEGAL, JARED MATSON, OMID MOSHTAGHI, ELINA VAIDYA, ELINA KARI, RICK FRIEDMAN, SONIA RAMAMOORTHY, JEFFREY P. HARRIS

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By LYLE BERKOWITZ