ArticleApplied clinical informatics2020
Rapid Implementation of an Inpatient Telehealth Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Implementation of a pilot electronic parent support tool in and after neonatal intensive care unit discharge.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2022Article
- Associations between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Hospital Infrastructure Adaptation and Planning-A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Inpatient Telehealth Experience of Patients With Limited English Proficiency: Cross-sectional Survey and Semistructured Interview Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Doctoring from home: Physicians' perspectives on the advantages of remote care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2022Article
- Building and implementing a contactless clinical trial protocol for patients with COVID-19: A Korean perspective.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Fast prototyping of a local fuzzy search system for decision support and retraining of hospital staff during pandemic.Health information science and systems · 2021Article
- Identifying patterns in administrative tasks through structural topic modeling: A study of task definitions, prevalence, and shifts in a mental health practice's operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRelaxation of laws and regulations around privacy and billing during the COVID-19 pandemic provide expanded opportunities to use telehealth to provide patient care at a distance. Many health systems have transitioned to providing outpatient care via telehealth; however, there is an opportunity to utilize telehealth for inpatients to promote physical distancing.
objectiveThis article evaluates the use of a rapidly implemented, secure inpatient telehealth program.
methodsWe assembled a multidisciplinary team to rapidly design, implement, and iteratively improve an inpatient telehealth quality improvement initiative using an existing videoconferencing system at our academic medical center. We assigned each hospital bed space a unique meeting link and updated the meeting password for each new patient. Patients and families were encouraged to use their own mobile devices to join meetings when possible.
resultsWithin 7 weeks of go-live, we hosted 1,820 inpatient telehealth sessions (13.3 sessions per 100 bedded days). We logged 104,647 minutes of inpatient telehealth time with a median session duration of 22 minutes (range 1-1,961). There were 5,288 participant devices used with a mean of 3 devices per telehealth session (range 2-22). Clinicians found they were able to build rapport and perform a reasonable physical exam.
conclusionWe successfully implemented and scaled a secure inpatient telehealth program using an existing videoconferencing system in less than 1 week. Our implementation provided an intuitive naming convention for providers and capitalized on the broad availability of smartphones and tablets. Initial comments from clinicians suggest the system was useful; however, further work is needed to streamline initial setup for patients and families as well as care coordination to support clinician communication and workflows. Numerous use cases identified suggest a role for inpatient telehealth will remain after the COVID-19 crisis underscoring the importance of lasting regulatory reform.
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