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Virtually perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19

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Monday, August 17, 2020 - 10:58
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Individual Author: 
Hollander, Judd E.
Carr, Brendan G.
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Published Date: 
04/30/2020
Published Date (Date): 
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Publication: 
The New England Journal of Medicine
Volume: 
382
Issue Number: 
18
Year: 
2020
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Abstract: 

This article explores the growth in popularity and reliance on telemedicine in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. No telemedicine program can be created overnight, but U.S. health systems that have already implemented telemedical innovations have been able to leverage them for the response to Covid-19. More than 50 U.S. health systems already have such programs. Jefferson Health, Mount Sinai, Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland Clinic, and Providence, for example, all leverage telehealth technology to allow clinicians to see patients who are at home. Systems lacking such programs can outsource similar services to physicians and support staff provided by Teladoc Health or American Well. Authors, Dr. Judd E. Hollander and Dr. Brendan G. Carr, explore the benefits and shortcomings of telemedicine and ask if telemedince will have an impact on how in-person health care visits are prioritized. (Author introduction)

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