Article ; Online: Lessons Learned During COVID-19 That Can Move Telehealth in Primary Care Forward.
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM
2021 Volume 34, Issue Suppl, Page(s) S196–S202
Abstract: ... to accelerate telehealth efforts.: Implementation: COVID-19 resulted in the need for patient care ... in telehealth to a largely telehealth-based approach in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.: Initial work ... visits decreased, but 28% of visits in July were still virtual.: Lessons learned: Several key lessons ...
| Abstract | Introduction: Our university hospital-based primary care practices transitioned a budding interest in telehealth to a largely telehealth-based approach in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial work: Implementation of telehealth began in 2017. Health system barriers, provider and patient reluctance, and inadequate reimbursement prevented widespread adoption at the time. COVID-19 served as the catalyst to accelerate telehealth efforts. Implementation: COVID-19 resulted in the need for patient care with "social distancing." In addition, due to the pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other insurers began expanded reimbursement for telehealth. More than 2000 providers received virtual health training in less than 2 weeks. In March 2020, we provided 2376 virtual visits, and in April 5293, which was more than 75 times the number provided in February; 73% of all visits in April were virtual (up from 0.5% in October 2019). As COVID-19 cases receded in May, June, and July, patient demand for virtual visits decreased, but 28% of visits in July were still virtual. Lessons learned: Several key lessons are important for future efforts regarding clinical implementation: (1) prepare for innovation, (2) cultivate an innovation mindset, (3) standardize (but not too much), (4) technological innovation is necessary but not sufficient, and (5) communicate widely and often. |
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| MeSH term(s) | COVID-19/epidemiology ; Colorado/epidemiology ; Humans ; Organizational Case Studies ; Pandemics ; Physical Distancing ; Primary Health Care/economics ; Primary Health Care/organization & administration ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Telemedicine/economics ; Telemedicine/statistics & numerical data ; Telemedicine/trends ; United States | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2021-02-22 | |||||
| Publishing country | United States | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article ; Multicenter Study | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 2239939-2 | |||||
| ISSN | 1558-7118 ; 1557-2625 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1558-7118 | |||||
| ISSN | 1557-2625 | |||||
| DOI | 10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200419 | |||||
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| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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