Surgical Patient Experience with a Novel Telemedicine Program in the COVID-19 Era
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
Assessment of Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness of using Telemedicine among Medical and Allied Healthcare Students Studying in Private Institutions
Introduction: Telemedicine is a developing technology in the Indian healthcare sector. The success of any new technology depends on factors such as knowledge, perception, and willingness of users and professionals to engage it. This study assessed the knowledge, perception, and willingness of healthcare students to use telemedicine. Materials and m...
By Prateek Malhotra, Anandhi Ramachandran, Ruby Chauhan, Disha Soni, Nupur Garg
Tele-Rehabilitation for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis and Mobility Disorders—A Feasibility and Pilot Study
Objective: To determine the feasibility of conducting an 8-week physical therapist (PT)-guided tele-rehabilitation (TR) program for persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) and mobility deficits. Design, setting, and participants: This feasibility study had a pre–post-intervention, non-randomized design. Nine subjects with a confirmed diagnosis ...
By Heather Barksdale, Brittany McHugh, Wayne Hodges, Jessica Peters, Carmen Smotherman, Paul M. Hoffman
Uses of Telehealth to Support Identification and Treatment of Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System
Telehealth, the interactive, electronic exchange of information for diagnosis, treatment, support, or care management, is a critical component of many systems of care.1 The variety of telehealth uses, technologies, and approaches, when implemented successfully, can improve access to care and overcome typical geographic and workforce barriers.1...
By Saira Naim Haque
Telemental Health Care: A Review of Efficacy and Interventions
Objective: Mental illness continues to rise in the United States, burdening a healthcare system set to dive further into a shortage of mental health practitioners. The effects of this are already being felt in many rural areas, which are all too frequently understaffed to address the mental health concerns of their populations. To further compound ...
By Calvin T. Schaffer, Preeti Nakrani, Paul A. Pirraglia
Implementation and Optimization of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis—Our Journey
Telehealth offered a great opportunity for the clinicians at West Tennessee Healthcare to provide an essential service to the community at large during these unprecedented times. Our telehealth footprint continues to enlarge daily with more clinicians and specialties becoming comfortable with the workflows and technology. The program is described h...
By Claude J. Pirtle, Anna Tetleton-Burns, Ashley Webb, Scott Krodel
Patient- and Family-Centered Video Rounds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Objective: Management of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has required social distancing requirements and personal protective equipment shortages, which have forced hospitals to modify patient care rounds. We describe our process developing telemedicine rounds to maintain synchronous, multidisciplinary, pediatric intensive care...
By Ryan L. DeSanti, Diane H. Brown, Sushant Srinivasan, Tom Brazelton, Michael Wilhelm
Applying Servant Leadership in a Telehealth Environment
This article presents an application of servant leadership to respond to the global pandemic, COVID-19. The application of servant leadership is applied to the telehealth environment and healthcare delivery....
By Allison Eagen
Assessing the remote management of Family Medicine education during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) coronavirus pandemic has changed lifestyles, work styles and, of course, training and teaching. Objective: To evaluate the telematic training of the subject of family medicine at the University of Castilla la Mancha. Methods: it was proposed to implement a methodology of telematic classes, allowing the studen...
By Pedro J. Tarraga Lopez, Lourdes Navarro Sanchez, Ibrahim M. Sadek