Using Telemedicine to Reduce Suicide Ideation and Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review
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
Predictions for Telehealth in 2021: We Cannot Wait for It!
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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
COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Health Care
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
Medical Students to the Rescue: Fighting COVID-19 with an Outpatient Pulse Oximetry Monitoring Protocol
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By Oren Mechanic, David Benjamin Gootenberg, Alon Dagan
Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Bronchitis Using Virtual Primary Care
Objective: Reducing antibiotic overuse is a point of emphasis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Despite this, both telemedicine and traditional in-person medical care struggle to meet national guidelines. This study evaluates antibiotic prescribing practices at 98point6, a Seattle-based provider of virtual primary care. This ...
By David McCune, James Pellegrin, Anshul Sachdeva, Roxana Cham, Jessica Sollaccio, Sandra Giramahoro Coyne, Mark Stewart
The Expanding Divide between Videoconferencing and Enterprise-Grade Virtual Care Platforms for Healthcare Systems
COVID19’s silver lining in healthcare technology ushered in a massive adoption of virtual care by health systems, clinicians, and patients. In the post pandemic world, as consumer/patient adoption for digital health access exponential continues to grow—Health systems, Insurers, and clinicians all need re-evaluate strategies create large...
By Shayan Vyas
COVID-19 Telehealth Impact Study
Importance: This three-part study characterizes the widespread implementation of telehealth during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving us insight into the role of telehealth as we enter a stage of “new normal” healthcare delivery in the U.S. Objective: The COVID-19 Telehealth Impact Study was designed to describe the n...
By Aaron Burgman, John Halamka,, Brian Anderson, Tim Suther, Ricardo Rojas, Jeffrey McGinn, David Jiang, Lindsey Sangaralingham, Nathalie McIntosh, Francis Campion, Karen Jones, Peter Sylvester, Jennifer Goldsack, Nick Dougherty, Barbra Rabson, Nilay Shah, Helayne Sweet, Stephen Ommen
VA Video Telehealth and Training Programs During the COVID-19 Response
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
Telehealth in Latin America: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Face of COVID-19
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
Telehealth for Limiting Readmission Rates of COPD Patients: An Assessment Based on Medicare Data
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