Virtual care, telemedicine visits, and real connection in the era of COVID-19: unforeseen opportunity in the face of adversity

DM Zulman, A Verghese - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
It is a truism in health care that reimbursement shapes practice. The coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in its early months has been an exception. Health care shifted …

Ensuring quality in the era of virtual care

KR Herzer, PJ Pronovost - JAMA, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, aided by a relaxation in federal
telemedicine regulations, has ushered in a new era of virtual care. Physicians and patients …

Lessons learned during COVID-19 that can move telehealth in primary care forward

K Knierim, C Palmer, ES Kramer… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Board Family Med
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 …

Implications for telehealth in a postpandemic future: regulatory and privacy issues

C Shachar, J Engel, G Elwyn - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has required health care systems to
radically and rapidly rethink the delivery of care. One of the most remarkable ongoing …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for digital care of vulnerable patients in a COVID-19 world—keeping in touch

DM Gray, JJ Joseph, JN Olayiwola - JAMA Health Forum, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed a seismic shift in health care delivery. Health care
systems and physician offices have accelerated digital health solutions at record speed …

Changes in virtual and in-person health care utilization in a large health system during the COVID-19 pandemic

KS Zachrison, Z Yan, LH Schwamm - JAMA Network Open, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Virtual care has quickly become an integral component of care delivery. 1 However, some
have expressed legitimate concern that this may increase health care spending by leading …

Paying for telemedicine after the pandemic

A Mehrotra, RS Bhatia, CL Snoswell - JAMA, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
One of the major positive changesin care delivery during the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic is the surge in telemedicine use. Because telemedicine eliminates …

Ensuring the growth of telehealth during COVID-19 does not exacerbate disparities in care

D Velasquez, A Mehrotra - Health Affairs Forefront, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
Telehealth's moment has come. In an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, Medicare is now
compensating for most virtual visits, insurers are waiving virtual visit copayments, and …

[PDF][PDF] Removing regulatory barriers to telehealth before and after COVID-19

JK Nicol Turner Lee, J Roberts - Brookings Institution, 2020 - brookings.edu
A combination of escalating costs, an aging population, and rising chronic health-care
conditions that account for 75% of the nation's health-care costs paint a bleak picture of the …

Staying Connected In The COVID-19 Pandemic: Telehealth At The Largest Safety-Net System In The United States: A description of NYC Health+ Hospitals telehealth …

J Lau, J Knudsen, H Jackson, AB Wallach… - Health …, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
New York City Health+ Hospitals is the largest safety-net health care delivery system in the
United States. Before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, NYC Health+ …