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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Establishing a Centralized Virtual Visit Support Team: Early Insights.

James McElligott, Ryan Kruis, Elana Wells, Peter Gardella, Bryna Rickett, Joy Ross, Emily Warr, Jillian Harvey

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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James McElligottDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9577-9138
Ryan KruisCenter for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7069-1260
Elana WellsCenter for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Peter GardellaCenter for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Bryna RickettCenter for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Joy RossCenter for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Emily WarrCenter for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Jillian HarveyDepartment of Healthcare Leadership & Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6814-8226

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HRSA HHS U66 RH31458
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith the removal of many barriers to direct-to-consumer telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a historic surge in the adoption of telehealth into ongoing practice, health systems must now identify the most efficient and effective way to sustain these visits. The Medical University of South Carolina Center for Telehealth developed a Telehealth Centralized Support team as part of a strategy to mature the support infrastructure for the continued large-scale use of outpatient virtual care. The team was deployed as the Center for Telehealth rolled out a new ambulatory telehealth software platform to monitor clinical activity, support patient registration and virtual rooming, and ensure successful visit completion.

methodsA multi-method, program-evaluation approach was used to describe the development and composition of the Telehealth Centralized Support Team in its first 18 months utilizing the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance framework.

resultsIn the first 18 months of the Telehealth Centralized Support team, over 75,000 visits were scheduled, with over 1500 providers serving over 46,000 unique patients. The team was successfully deployed over a large part of the clinical enterprise and has been well received across the health system. It has proven to be a scalable model to support enterprise-level virtual health care delivery.

conclusionsWhile further research is needed to evaluate the long-term program outcomes, the results of its early implementation suggest great promise for improved telehealth patient and provider satisfaction, the more equitable delivery of virtual services, and more cost-effective means for supporting virtual care.

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clinical supportoutpatient telehealthoutpatient virtual caresupport teamtelemedicine

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PMID37628428
PMCPMC10454091

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