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Health Care Sciences & Services
John Mark, David T. Cooke, Avni Suri, Timothy T. Huynh, Paul S. Yoon, Misty D. Humphries
Summary: This study aims to understand the perspectives of patients and providers on widespread rapid telemedicine implementation, identify key components of a surgical telemedicine visit, and determine factors affecting future telemedicine use. The study found that telemedicine is a viable visit option for surgical specialists and their patients, although there is a preference for in-person visits. However, a significant proportion of visits did not require a physical exam, which supports the use of telemedicine.
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Clinical Neurology
Harry M. Lightsey, Caleb M. Yeung, Dino Samartzis, Melvin C. Makhni
Summary: Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology is continuously evolving in the field of orthopedics and spine surgery, with the ability to automatically generate, analyze, and forward a vast amount of healthcare data points, providing some assistance in clinical decision-making.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Dawn Heisey-Grove, Laura E. McClelland, Cheryl Rathert, Kevin Jackson, Jonathan DeShazo
Summary: Through analyzing the association between secure message content and patients' number of healthcare visits, it was found that patients initiating message threads had higher outpatient visit numbers. Preventive care scheduling requests and requests for appointments for new conditions were inversely related to outpatient visits. Patients with higher proportions of request denials or more follow-up appointment requests had more emergency department visits, while an association was found between outpatient visits and the proportion of threads lacking a clinic response.
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Krishnan Ganapathy, Santos Das, Sangita Reddy, Vikram Thaploo, Ayesha Nazneen, Akhila Kosuru, Uday Shankar Nag
Summary: In a successful mega PPP project in South India, the authors reported the use of digital health to provide quality care to millions. Strategies were deployed to address operational, technical, and clinical challenges, resulting in specialist consultations and laboratory tests being conducted efficiently. This project demonstrates that e-health in a PPP mode in developing countries is achievable and can bridge the healthcare divide.
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2021)
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Gerontology
Emily Franzosa, Ksenia Gorbenko, Abraham A. Brody, Bruce Leff, Christine S. Ritchie, Bruce Kinosian, Orla C. Sheehan, Alex D. Federman, Katherine A. Ornstein
Summary: The rapid deployment of video visits during COVID-19 presented unique challenges for home-based primary care practices. Providers emphasized the importance of a combination of commercial and consumer technological platforms. Benefits of video visits included triaging patient needs and increasing scheduling capacity, while barriers included cognitive and sensory abilities, technology access, and reliance on caregivers.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Omar H. Ordaz, Raina L. Croff, LaTroy D. Robinson, Steven A. Shea, Nicole P. Bowles
Summary: Contrary to previous reports, Black American patients in this study generally accepted patient portals as tools for personalized care and reducing unfair disease burden in primary care. Increased communication, experience, and adoption of remote health care practices among Black Americans will lead to better health care opportunities.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Dhruv Nayyar, Ciara Pendrith, Vanessa Kishimoto, Cherry Chu, Jamie Fujioka, Patricia Rios, R. Sacha Bhatia, Owen D. Lyons, Paula Harvey, Tara O'Brien, Danielle Martin, Payal Agarwal, Geetha Mukerji
Summary: This study evaluated the quality of virtual care for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) through patient and provider surveys and provider focus groups. The findings suggest that virtual visits are generally more convenient for patients, but the effectiveness of virtual visits depends on the complexity of individual encounters. Both patients and providers believe that virtual care has the potential to address equity issues in access to care, but there are also structural barriers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
N. Pages, F. Picard, F. Barritault, W. Amara, S. Lafitte, P. Maribas, P. Abassade, J. Ph Labarre, R. Boulestreau, H. Chaouky, M. Abdennadher, H. Lemieux, R. Lasserre, C. Bedel, L. Betito, S. Nisse-Durgeat, B. Diebold
Summary: This study describes the French funding program for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and an RPM solution provider, Satelia(R), specifically for Chronic Heart Failure (CHF). The funding program, known as ETAPES, was established in 2016 but only started operating in 2018. CHF patients were eligible for the program under certain criteria. Satelia(R) offers an RPM solution that relies on symptomatic monitoring through patient-reported information.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Rigmor C. Berg, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Trine Bjerke Johansen, Sari Susanna Ormstad
Summary: Remote patient monitoring (RPM) may have little to no impact on HbA1c levels for patients with diabetes and/or hypertension, and may lead to a slight reduction in systolic blood pressure with questionable clinical significance. Additionally, it may have a small negative effect on the physical component of health-related quality of life.
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
R. Wesley Vosburg, Kortney A. Robinson
Summary: The study revealed that patients and providers in a primary care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic reported high satisfaction levels with telemedicine visits. Factors associated with satisfaction included saving travel time, easy connection, and using video visits.
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Kalen Hendra, Fatima Neemuchwala, Marilynn Chan, Ngoc P. Ly, Elizabeth R. Gibb
Summary: The majority of patients, families, and providers were satisfied with telemedicine, expressed a desire to continue its use, and preferred to have at least 2 of the 4 recommended annual visits conducted via telemedicine. Telemedicine was identified as beneficial for decreasing travel time, reducing costs, and avoiding COVID exposure, but efforts are needed to address existing health disparities for families lacking English proficiency or internet access for telemedicine.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Heather Braund, Nancy Dalgarno, Sophy Chan-Nguyen, Genevieve Digby, Faizal Haji, Anne O'Riordan, Ramana Appireddy
Summary: This study aimed to understand patient advisors' perceptions related to virtual care and potential impacts on health care quality. Through interviews with 20 patient advisors, the study found that participants had positive experiences with virtual care, including greater efficiency, increased accessibility, and the perception that virtual care was less stressful and more patient-centered.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Laura S. Samples, Joseph Martinez, Yodit N. Beru, Meghan R. Rochester, John R. Geyer
Summary: This study shows that while most primary care providers are interested in incorporating CVTH into their practice, they are concerned about patient technological competency and insufficient internet connectivity. Providers see opportunities to provide medication reconciliation and improve access to care for geographically distant or homebound patients.
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2021)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
G. Gabay, H. Ornoy, H. Moskowitz
Summary: This study examines patient expectations of communication with healthcare providers in telemedicine and proposes tailored communication based on patient mindsets. The results indicate that patients with different mindsets have different expectations of provider-patient communication.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Annette M. Totten, Dana M. Womack, Jessica C. Griffin, Marian S. McDonagh, Cynthia Davis-O'Reilly, Ian Blazina, Sara Grusing, Nancy Elder
Summary: Telehealth has the potential to address healthcare disparities in rural populations. This systematic review examines the use, effectiveness, and implementation of telehealth-supported provider-to-provider collaboration in improving rural healthcare. The results indicate that the uptake of provider-to-provider telehealth in rural areas has increased over time, but with regional variability. For various healthcare outcomes, rural provider-to-provider telehealth produces similar or better results compared to care without telehealth. However, there is insufficient evidence for other clinical uses and outcomes. Barriers to implementing rural provider-to-provider telehealth include a lack of understanding of the rural context and resources. Successful implementation is associated with well-functioning technology, sufficient resources, and adequate payment.
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
(2022)