Telehealth: A Viable Option for Optimizing Health System Performance during COVID-19: Call to Action for Future Pandemics

Mohtar, Layal; Badr, Nabil Georges

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“…31 In a study by Park et al, 87.1% of patients thought telemedicine had the same reliability as in-person visits. 32 A study by Porche et al reported interesting findings that indicate that virtual consultations are not significantly different from in-person visits in all domains (p = 0.085). 33…”

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A systematic review on patient satisfaction and wellbeing with teleconsultation / telemedicine during the covid-19 outbreak

Ahirwar

Singh²

2022

IJMMTD

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The use of teleconsultation / telemedicine has recently undergone rapid growth and proliferation. Although the feasibility of many applications has been tested for nearly 30 years, data concerning the costs, effects, and effectiveness of telemedicine are limited. Teleconsultation / Telemedicine is a convenient tool for providing medical care remotely. It is routinely offered as an alternative to face-to-face consultations in healthcare settings all over the world. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and increased use of telemedicine in everyday clinical practice, the effectiveness of this modality and patient satisfaction with telemedicine is a subject of growing concern. Researchgate, PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched. Papers published between January 2020 and April 2022 which met inclusion and exclusion criteria were analyzed. During the COVID-19 pandemic patients have found telemedicine a beneficial tool for consulting healthcare providers. A high level of satisfaction with telehealth was observed in each study across every medical specialty. Telemedicine is undoubtedly a convenient tool that has helped ensure continuity of medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to its considerable potential. In particular situations, telehealth may adequately replace face-to-face consultation. Regular patients’ feedback is necessary to improve the use of telemedicine in the future.

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Section: Satisfaction Ratementioning

confidence: 93%

A systematic review on patient satisfaction and wellbeing with teleconsultation / telemedicine during the covid-19 outbreak

Ahirwar

Singh²

2022

IJMMTD

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Telehealth during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Licensed Dietitians in an Emerging Economy

Assaad,

Chamma,

Mateev

et al. 2024

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Background: The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic (COVID-19) sudden onset disrupted the direct access to face-to-face nutrition consultation fostering the rapid adoption of Telehealth by dietitians. Objective: This study investigates Telehealth use among Lebanese Licensed Dietitians (LDs) amid COVID-19, in the absence of national Telehealth practical guidelines (TPG), and offers insights on Telehealth application under uncertainties of pandemic event, economic crisis, and destructed infrastructure occurring simultaneously in Lebanon. Design: A cross-sectional study during March 2023, using an anonymous online survey (44 questions), diffused through the Lebanese Order of Dietitians and social media platforms. Participants: The sample (n=94) consisted mostly of females (98.9%) and young dietitians (mean(SD) age: 30.54(6.41) years) having a mean(SD) of 7.89(5.7) years of experience. Most respondents identified clinical nutrition as their primary practice area (87.2%), mostly in weight management (84%). Main outcome measures: Telehealth experience amid COVID-19 including tools utilized in remote consultations, barriers, facilitators, and perspectives of Telehealth use. Statistical analyses: Descriptive analysis (counts, frequencies) using SPSS version 28. Results: Although 48.4% of LDs reported using Telehealth prior COVID-19, this proportion increased to 97.8% during the pandemic. The most common tools used were WhatsApp (90.3%), Zoom (72.0%), and E-mails (41.9%). Reported barriers included bad internet connection (74.2%), patients preferring face-to-face consultation (61.3%), and patients lacking technical literacy (33.3%); benefits included scheduling and time flexibility (83.9%), decrease in practice-related costs (77.4%), and compliance with social distancing measures (53.8%). The majority agreed that Telehealth is needed (78.5%) and applicable in the Lebanese context (64.6%) and expressed the need for Telehealth trainings (78.5%) and TPG for nutrition care (74.2%). Conclusions: This study recognizes increasing use of Telehealth in Lebanon, warranting the development of Telehealth nutrition care infrastructure comprising national regulations and evidence-based practical guidelines to respond to the innovation in the healthcare industry, and to assure Telehealth sustainability in LDs’ routine practice.

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Special issue Innovation development and digital technologies for sustainable healthcare ecosystems

Bonomi,

Lucia Cristofaro,

De Simone

et al. 2024

Mecosan

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The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is a twenty-first-century approach that is patient-centered and protects patients, physicians, and others. Where key actors are more interested in social value creation than in value capture (Santos, 2012), health services ecosystems can generate strongly positive externalities and be sustainable. Digital ICT technologies spanning robotics, artificial intelligence, remote patient monitoring, and telemedicine have improved equitable access to care and participated in the sustainable agenda, nurturing an ecosystem of caregiving interaction. Therefore, framing research on information systems in healthcare related to the SDGs can be helpful in the innovation of healthcare organizations in dealing with the pandemic and the post-pandemic. The primary purpose of this special issue is to identify the role and relevance of ICT in healthcare ecosystems while promoting sustainability. Various topics emerge within this special issue, such as Governance models, institutional relations, and social capital; the role of ICT in the healthcare system changes and finally, the use of digital innovations and ICT in pandemics and post-pandemics. In this special issue, we build on this knowledge base and expand the research direction on developing innovation and digital technologies for sustainable health ecosystems.

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Telehealth: A Viable Option for Optimizing Health System Performance during COVID-19: Call to Action for Future Pandemics

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A systematic review on patient satisfaction and wellbeing with teleconsultation / telemedicine during the covid-19 outbreak

A systematic review on patient satisfaction and wellbeing with teleconsultation / telemedicine during the covid-19 outbreak

Telehealth during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Licensed Dietitians in an Emerging Economy

Special issue Innovation development and digital technologies for sustainable healthcare ecosystems

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