Provider Perceptions of Telemedicine Video Visits to Home in a Veteran Population

The Changing Nature of Telehealth Use by Primary Care Physicians in the United States

“…Many of the policies put in place at the state and federal levels that allow physicians to practice and be reimbursed via telehealth were only put in place for the pandemic. 10 If physicians intend to continue to use telehealth after the pandemic, further policy change at the state and federal levels may be needed to make these changes permanent. 11 , 40 Our findings suggest that primary care physicians would likely be supportive of such a policy change, and that policymakers could help to cement the new prominence of telehealth in primary care by taking action.…”

“…Before COVID-19, the majority of clinicians were open to using telehealth and saw the benefits of increased access to care. [6][7][8][9][10] Importantly however, many clinicians simultaneously held concerns about maintaining standards of care, managing technical difficulties, the uncertainty of reimbursement, their lack of training in telehealth, and personal preferences for in-person care. [6][7][8][9][10] On the other side of the healthcare equation, patients have shown strong preferences for virtual care that have outpaced physician willingness and readiness for telehealth for many years.…”

“…[6][7][8][9][10] Importantly however, many clinicians simultaneously held concerns about maintaining standards of care, managing technical difficulties, the uncertainty of reimbursement, their lack of training in telehealth, and personal preferences for in-person care. [6][7][8][9][10] On the other side of the healthcare equation, patients have shown strong preferences for virtual care that have outpaced physician willingness and readiness for telehealth for many years. 1 The COVID-19 pandemic drastically shifted the health care landscape, with important implications for telehealth.…”

Online conferencing platforms as operational tools by health professionals: A pilot study

“…General use of telemedicine among clinicians depends on their comforts to one high technological environment (Miner et al, 2021), their digital awareness or skills (Elhadi et al, 2021), their anxiety about patients technological equipped level (Samples et al, 2021;Nies et al, 2021) as well as to the provided clinical care (Nies et al, 2021). Some of the disadvantages of a teleconference are the necessity of technological equipment, the need for specialized training, the difficulty of treatment compliance by a portion of patients, as well as various other technical issues such as regulations, terms of operation and financial issues that need to be determined (Zughni et al, 2020;Armakolas et al, 2018).…”

“…According to previous studies, younger health providers are well aware (Ahmed et al, 2021;Elhadi et al, 2021) and optimistic about establishing telemedicine as an alternative therapy protocol in the following years (Ahmed et al, 2021;Nies et al, 2021). Clinicians have evaluated general factors regarding the implementation of the telemedicine platform in clinical practice (Miner et al, 2021;Samples et al, 2021). Personal unique characteristics influence their adaptability (Miner et al, 2021).…”