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Coronavirus May Change Patient Appointments to Videoconference Permanently
The coronavirus has prompted many medical centers to switch from in-person appointments to video visits. A new study from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals suggests that for some hospitals, video visits may become a permanent feature of the patient-provider landscape.
Prior to March 2020, all patients at the UCSF Adolescent and Young Adult Clinic received medical care through in-person visits. By the end of March, 97 percent of visits – approximately 80 appointments per week – were done via videoconferencing with physicians or nurse practitioners, according to the study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
“This has been a complex transition because we have had to navigate the uncertain waters of parent and adolescent/young adult involvement and confidentiality,” said senior author Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD, of the UCSF Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. “However, after the current coronavirus crisis, we expect to maintain telehealth in many areas.
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Rapid Implementation of Adolescent and Young Adult
Telemedicine: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation
Angela Barney, Sara Buckelew, Veronika Mesheriakova, Marissa Raymond-Flesch
Journal of Adolescent Health. 2020 May 14
Read More: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32410810/?from_term=marissa+raymond-flesch&from_pos=4
