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Rapid Telehealth Implementation during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: A Rapid Review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of methods used for COVID-19 telehealth systems evaluation: lessons from past experiences for future use.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Outpatient Telehealth Implementation in the United States during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluating a Smartphone App-Based Module for Joint Self-Assessment as a Complementary Tool in Rheumatoid Arthritis Remote Disease Management.ACR open rheumatology · 2026Article
- Patient Living With Chronic Illness Perception of Interprofessional Collaboration in a Telehealth Context in Primary Care: Protocol for a Qualitative Descriptive Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions and Acceptance of Telemonitoring During Pregnancy and Early Labor: A Single-Center Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Care at home for remdesivir treatment of COVID-19: a survey study of patient and physician experiences.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Does telehealth delivery of an occupational therapy home visiting service provide a non-inferior alternative to in-person delivery of the same service? A matched cohort study.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Telehealth in Obstetric and Gynecologic Care: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes.Cureus · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of telehealth versus in-person care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Review
- Home-Based Telemedicine in Rheumatology-A Scoping Review.ACR open rheumatology · 2024Article
- Positive impact of a telemedicine education program on practicing health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A mixed methods study of an Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) program.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2024Article
- Telemedicine in nutritional management of children with severe neurological impairment: implication for quality of life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Telehealth Implementation Response to COVID-19 in the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network: Perspectives of Clinicians and Health Systems Leaders.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024Article
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- A Systematic Review of Telehealth Applications in Endocrinology.Telemedicine reports · 2024Review
- Healthcare Cybersecurity Ethical Concerns during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: A Rapid Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Telemedicine in Care of Sarcoma Patients beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities.Cancers · 2023Review
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- Perceptions and attitudes of patients and healthcare workers towards the use of telemedicine in Botswana: An exploratory study.PloS one · 2023Article
- The Benefits and Challenges of Shifting to Telehealth During COVID-19: Qualitative Feedback from Kentucky's Sexual Violence Resource Centers and Children's Advocacy Centers.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2023Article
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Abstract
The implementation and continued expansion of telehealth services assists a variety of health care organizations in the delivery of care during the current COVID-19 global pandemic. However, limited research has been conducted on recent, rapid telehealth implementation and expansion initiatives regarding facilitators and barriers surrounding the provision of quality patient care. Our rapid review evaluated the literature specific to rapid telehealth implementation during the current COVID-19 pandemic from three research databases between January 2020 and May 2020 and reported using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA). The results indicate the rapid implementation and enhanced use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States surrounding the facilitators and barriers to the provision of patient care, which are categorized into three identified themes: (1) descriptive process-oriented implementations, (2) the interpretation and infusion of the CARES Act of 2020 telehealth exemptions related to the relaxation of patient privacy and security (HIPAA) protocols, and (3) the standard of care protocols and experiences addressing organizational liability and the standard of care. While the study limitation of sample size exists (
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