American College of Physicians Releases 7th Edition of Ethics Manual
Manual focuses on patient-physician relationship in different scenarios, including telemedicine.
Telemedicine
Growth in Use of Telemedicine Seen From 2005 to 2017
Significantly faster increase in use of telemental health services seen in counties with no psychiatrists.
Patients report satisfaction with telehealth primary care visits
All patients reported overall satisfaction with video visits and most reported being interested in continuing use of video visits as an alternative to in-person visits.
E-consultations between PCPs, specialists can increase care access
Electronic consultation between PCPs and specialists can resolve cases faster than if a patient followed up with a specialist themselves.
Diabetes telehealth initiative bridges care gaps in rural settings
Strengthening patient-provider communication can improve diabetes outcomes.
Telemedicine in primary care
Doctors need to invest in appropriate equipment, consider operation issues, legal issues.
Phone call safe, efficient for post-op follow-up
Most patients undergoing ambulatory surgery accepted and were highly satisfied with telehealth.
Improving patient engagement with telemedicine
Transitioning telemedicine systems from resource limited settings to widespread use could improve health outcomes in patients with chronic conditions.
Telemedicine improves HCV treatment in underserved populations
Primary care clinicians who participated in a telemedicine training program – the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model – managed hepatitis C virus infections just as effectively as specialty clinicians.
