item: #1 of 43 id: cord-029848-dj5xqlz1 author: Mahajan, Vidushi title: Using Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic date: 2020-05-14 words: 2136 flesch: 45 summary: Since children represent a vulnerable population, detailed guidance on the delivery of primary and emergent care via telemedicine services is the need of the hour. With the issue of telemedicine practice guidelines under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, medical practitioners are now empowered and legally protected to provide telemedicine services according to guidelines stated [2] . keywords: care; health; medical; patient; services; telemedicine cache: cord-029848-dj5xqlz1.txt plain text: cord-029848-dj5xqlz1.txt item: #2 of 43 id: cord-104485-3anla664 author: Patel, Tushar A title: Utilizing Telemedicine for Group Visit Provider Encounters: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study date: 2020-08-02 words: 2670 flesch: 44 summary: Numerous studies have demonstrated that diabetes group visits are valuable in improving health outcomes and reducing disparities [3, 4, 6] . The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of group visit provider encounters conducted via telemedicine while CHWs led the educational sections in-person for a low-income, Latino(a) population. keywords: care; diabetes; group; person; telemedicine; tuq; visits cache: cord-104485-3anla664.txt plain text: cord-104485-3anla664.txt item: #3 of 43 id: cord-254040-s3k51rkk author: Bombaci, Alessandro title: Telemedicine for management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through COVID-19 tail date: 2020-10-06 words: 2144 flesch: 28 summary: In this commentary, we briefly discuss the digital tools to remotely monitor and manage ALS patients. Herein, we briefly review the available instruments to remotely manage ALS patients with the aim of proposing a digital toolset (Fig.1 ) to face the current imposed stay-home policy. keywords: als; covid-19; disease; patients; sclerosis; telemedicine cache: cord-254040-s3k51rkk.txt plain text: cord-254040-s3k51rkk.txt item: #4 of 43 id: cord-257229-5ml5ceu0 author: Grandizio, Louis C. title: Telemedicine After Upper Extremity Surgery: A Prospective Study of Program Implementation date: 2020-07-18 words: 2981 flesch: 43 summary: Visit times were significantly shorter for telemedicine visits (7 minutes vs 38 minutes; P< .05). As with any new technology, there are concerns regarding the safety and efficacy of telemedicine visits compared with conventional, inclinic encounters. keywords: clinic; patients; study; telemedicine; travel; visit cache: cord-257229-5ml5ceu0.txt plain text: cord-257229-5ml5ceu0.txt item: #5 of 43 id: cord-259395-ytj21cit author: Hoyo, Javier Del title: Implementing Telemedicine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: is COVID-19 the definitive trigger? date: 2020-05-15 words: 1095 flesch: 39 summary: Third, institutions lacking telemedicine programs can outsource these services, but the provision of remote health safely also requires a uniform legal framework regarding medical liability. Finally, in order to maintain adherence to follow-up it is essential to adapt telemedicine programs according to patients´ requirements. keywords: disease; health; telemedicine; use cache: cord-259395-ytj21cit.txt plain text: cord-259395-ytj21cit.txt item: #6 of 43 id: cord-265934-wjdxqj8h author: Singh, Amrita K. title: A Review of Telemedicine Applications in Otorhinolaryngology: Considerations During the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 Pandemic date: 2020-10-01 words: 4197 flesch: 33 summary: A retrospective analysis The value of CT scans in improving laryngoscopy in patients with laryngeal cancer Ultrasound imaging of the larynx and vocal folds: recent applications and developments Usefulness of ultrasonography in assessment of laryngeal carcinoma Laryngeal ultrasound as effective as CT scans for the diagnosis of various laryngeal lesions Telemedicine in laryngology: remote evaluation of voice disorders-setup and initial experience COVID-19 and rhinology: a look at the future Diagnostic accuracy of nasal endoscopy as compared to computed tomography in chronic Rhinosinusitis Comparative study of diagnostic nasal endoscopy and CT paranasal sinuses in diagnosing chronic rhinosinusitis endoscope-i: an innovation in mobile endoscopic technology transforming the delivery of patient care in otolaryngology Development of a microportable imaging system for otoscopy and nasoendoscopy evaluations Developing a synchronous otolaryngology telemedicine clinic: prospective study to assess fidelity and diagnostic concordance Utilization of a novel interactive mobile health platform to evaluate functional outcomes and pain following septoplasty and functional endoscopic sinus surgery change management in allergic rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity using mobile technology The Alaska experience using storeand-forward telemedicine for ENT care in Alaska Factors influencing patient satisfaction in plastic surgery: a Nationwide analysis Validation of videoconference with smartphones in telemedicine facial trauma care: analysis of concordance to on-site evaluation Telehealth in plastic surgery: a veterans affairs hospital perspective Patient satisfaction with an early smartphone-based cosmetic surgery postoperative follow-up Using telemedicine in otolaryngology Realtime telemedicine for paediatric ENT pre-admission screening Concordance between realtime telemedicine assessments and face-to-face consultations in paediatric otolaryngology Search terms were designed to identify studies which examined telemedicine use within ORL. keywords: care; evaluation; head; orl; patients; practice; study; surgery; telehealth; telemedicine; use cache: cord-265934-wjdxqj8h.txt plain text: cord-265934-wjdxqj8h.txt item: #7 of 43 id: cord-266371-eynmgvbd author: Baudier, Patricia title: The future of Telemedicine Cabin? The case of the French students’ acceptability() date: 2020-06-13 words: 5389 flesch: 35 summary: key: cord-266371-eynmgvbd authors: Baudier, Patricia; Kondrateva, Galina; Ammi, Chantal title: The future of Telemedicine Cabin? To reach this goal, a survey was built using specific dimensions to measure the perception of Telemedicine Cabin, the Unified-Theory-of-Acceptance-and-Use-of-Technology 2(nd) version (UTAUT2) and finally the Personal Innovativeness and the Privacy Concern scales. keywords: acceptance; cabin; expectancy; health; impact; intention; performance; research; technology; telemedicine; use cache: cord-266371-eynmgvbd.txt plain text: cord-266371-eynmgvbd.txt item: #8 of 43 id: cord-267400-3mrqiofw author: Ray, Kristin N title: Telemedicine and Outpatient Subspecialty Visits among Pediatric Medicaid Beneficiaries date: 2020-04-08 words: 4779 flesch: 32 summary: Our objective was to examine subspecialist and child-level telemedicine utilization, including subspecialist use of telemedicine, child receipt of telemedicine visits, and frequency of overall visits when cared for by subspecialists who use telemedicine. 26, 27 Children with telemedicine visits, among those cared for by telemedicine-using subspecialists. keywords: care; children; medicaid; non; pediatric; subspecialists; telemedicine; use; visit cache: cord-267400-3mrqiofw.txt plain text: cord-267400-3mrqiofw.txt item: #9 of 43 id: cord-270153-krhkqcev author: Khosla, Seema title: Implementation of Synchronous Telemedicine into Clinical Practice date: 2020-08-04 words: 5448 flesch: 60 summary: If the practice is currently overwhelmed with patients, then realistically there is no room for telemedicine patients. The scheduling staff will need to schedule telemedicine visits, unless a platform that will automate this process is used. keywords: care; clinicians; health; patient; practice; sleep; technology; telemedicine; visit cache: cord-270153-krhkqcev.txt plain text: cord-270153-krhkqcev.txt item: #10 of 43 id: cord-271573-qsr3ka5p author: Schafer, Austin title: Telemedicine in Pediatric Otolaryngology: Ready for Prime Time? date: 2020-09-24 words: 3809 flesch: 45 summary: As specialized physical exams are needed to make many ENT diagnoses, there has been concern over the diagnostic reliability of telemedicine technology. The authors explain that a single otolaryngologist was responsible for responding to the influx of telemedicine consultations on a given day, and that this responsibility rotated daily. keywords: covid-19; otolaryngology; parents; patients; study; technology; telemedicine cache: cord-271573-qsr3ka5p.txt plain text: cord-271573-qsr3ka5p.txt item: #11 of 43 id: cord-281796-sutgyaep author: Bluman, Eric M. title: Orthopedic telemedicine encounter during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cautionary tale date: 2020-06-27 words: 1065 flesch: 47 summary: key: cord-281796-sutgyaep authors: Bluman, Eric M.; Fury, Matthew S.; Ready, John E.; Hornick, Jason L.; Weaver, Michael J. title: Orthopedic telemedicine encounter during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cautionary tale date: 2020-06-27 journal: Trauma Case Rep DOI: 10.1016/j.tcr.2020.100323 sha: doc_id: 281796 cord_uid: sutgyaep The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated increased use of telemedicine for diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders. Keywords: coronavirus, telemedicine, orthopedic surgery, delayed diagnosis, impending fracture Telemedicine or virtual visits (VVs) refers to the treatment of various medical conditions without seeing the patient in person. keywords: diagnosis; telemedicine cache: cord-281796-sutgyaep.txt plain text: cord-281796-sutgyaep.txt item: #12 of 43 id: cord-282730-pawasfh4 author: Contreras, Carlo M. title: Telemedicine: Patient-Provider Clinical Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond date: 2020-05-08 words: 3570 flesch: 40 summary: This waiver also established equivalent reimbursement for video telemedicine visits and traditional in-person visits. At many institutions, the number of telemedicine visits dramatically increased within days following the institution of novel coronavirus pandemic restrictions on in-person clinical encounters. keywords: care; covid-19; data; pandemic; patients; telehealth; telemedicine; use; video; visits cache: cord-282730-pawasfh4.txt plain text: cord-282730-pawasfh4.txt item: #13 of 43 id: cord-285277-8w03car3 author: Hare, Nathan title: COVID-19: Unmasking Telemedicine. date: 2020-06-27 words: 6012 flesch: 49 summary: While Medicare only covered telemedicine services for established 337 patients, some private payers permitted telemedicine visits for new patients, but not with the 338 standard new patient CPT codes. 3 100 This rapid need for telemedicine visits has generated the demand to effectively educate 101 allergists/immunologists on how to optimize utilization. keywords: allergy; care; coverage; covid-19; health; patient; person; reimbursement; services; state; telemedicine; time; visit cache: cord-285277-8w03car3.txt plain text: cord-285277-8w03car3.txt item: #14 of 43 id: cord-287350-xj2i6fgd author: Camhi, Stephanie S. title: Telehealth Training Is Essential to Care for Underserved Populations: a Medical Student Perspective date: 2020-06-15 words: 2479 flesch: 29 summary: AAMC AMA encourages telemedicine training for medical students, residents It's important, but not important enough: eHealth as a curriculum priority in medical education in Australia United States Medical Licensing Examination | Announcements Model for medical student introductory telemedicine education An interdisciplinary, multi-institution telehealth course for third-year medical students Opportunity Costs of Ambulatory Medical Care in the United States VA telemedicine: an analysis of cost and time savings Potential of mobile health technology to reduce health disparities in underserved communities Advancing health equity and access using telemedicine: a geospatial assessment Telemedicine versus clinic visit: a pilot study of patient satisfaction and recall of diet and exercise recommendations from survivorship care plans Distributing medical expertise: the evolution and impact of telemedicine in Arkansas Teledermatology consultation can optimize treatment of cutaneous disease by nondermatologists in under-resourced clinics Remote patient monitoring via non-invasive digital technologies: a systematic review Association between weight loss and glycemic outcomes: a post hoc analysis of a remote patient monitoring program for diabetes management Randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring and physician care in reducing office blood pressure Barriers to access and adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in a relatively rural state Acceptability and feasibility of a telehealth intervention for sexually transmitted infection testing among male couples: protocol for a pilot study Breaking down barriers to birth control access: an assessment of online platforms prescribing birth control in the USA A Study of Telecontraception | NEJM Despite this, medical education has been slow to evolve. keywords: care; education; medical; study; telehealth; telemedicine; training cache: cord-287350-xj2i6fgd.txt plain text: cord-287350-xj2i6fgd.txt item: #15 of 43 id: cord-294487-hcuzxhb3 author: Shenoi, Susan title: Telemedicine in pediatric rheumatology: this is the time for the community to embrace a new way of clinical practice date: 2020-10-31 words: 2104 flesch: 33 summary: A proposed variation of the validated pediatric gait arms legs spine examination (pGALS) called the video pGALS (VpGALS) as a means of conducting virtual pediatric rheumatology physical examination is presented. This may include an in person telepresenter, multiple virtual support staff to help coordinate after visit care, and, other specialists and members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). keywords: care; examination; patient; rheumatology; telemedicine; video; visits cache: cord-294487-hcuzxhb3.txt plain text: cord-294487-hcuzxhb3.txt item: #16 of 43 id: cord-300620-scauefiv author: Gillespie, Suzanne M. title: Innovation Through Regulation: COVID-19 and the Evolving Utility of Telemedicine date: 2020-07-28 words: 1849 flesch: 35 summary: For example, at the University of Rochester, between March and May 2020, telemedicine visits between the medical providers of our Regulatory reform Allow Medicare payments to post-acute and long-term care clinicians for all skilled/nursing facility CPT E&M codes using telehealth Allow medical necessity to dictate telemedicine visit frequency for subsequent care visits Allow nursing homes to receive facility fees for all telemedicine encounters regardless of physical location Expand billable telemedicine services for nursing home residents to include e-consultation and additional remote patient monitoring Ensure payment parity between face-to-face and telemedicine care in Medicare and third-party payors Evaluate the impact of telemedicine on nursing home structure, process, and outcomes Develop and assess the impact of PALTC workforce competencies for both originating and distal site providers who use telemedicine tools on clinical outcomes Refine and assess the use of telemedicine for forward triage on clinical outcomes Evaluate how regulatory visits delivered by telemedicine vs face-to-face impact the quality of clinical care and provider or resident satisfaction Technology Collaborate with telemedicine service providers to develop cost-effective, low-bandwidth, accessible, and easy-to-use telemedicine technology Work with cellular service and Internet service providers to deliver high-speed, low-cost Internet access, to support telemedicine and communication technologies in nursing homes Collaborate with electronic medical record vendors to improve access to and documentation within various information systems during telemedicine visits Increase the number of easy-to-use, low-cost Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) securityecompliant telemedicine tools available to post-acute and long-term care providers. A main point of discussion was the need to revise the regulations governing payment for telemedicine visits in a way that would make it more feasible for PALTC clinicians working with facilities to use telemedicine tools to care for residents. keywords: care; health; homes; nursing; paltc; telemedicine cache: cord-300620-scauefiv.txt plain text: cord-300620-scauefiv.txt item: #17 of 43 id: cord-301083-nnh95i0k author: Jumreornvong, Oranicha title: Telemedicine and Medical Education in the Age of COVID-19 date: 2020-09-10 words: 4234 flesch: 31 summary: Training medical students to deliver high-quality, secure, and personalized health care through telemedicine will prepare the next generation of physicians to conscientiously use these technologies and meet a growing need for telehealth services. Schools could use the following learning vehicles to help medical students explore these domains: (1) asynchronous lectures covering telehealth history; (2) discussions on applications, ethics, safety, etiquette, and patient considerations; (3) faculty-supervised standardized patient telehealth encounters; and (4) hands-on diagnostic or therapeutic procedures using telehealth equipment. keywords: care; covid-19; education; health; medical; patient; providers; students; telehealth; telemedicine; training cache: cord-301083-nnh95i0k.txt plain text: cord-301083-nnh95i0k.txt item: #18 of 43 id: cord-306293-miyc5kok author: Sherman, Courtney B title: In‐Person Outreach and Telemedicine in Liver and Intestinal Transplant: A Survey of National Practices, Impact of COVID‐19 and Areas of Opportunity date: 2020-08-09 words: 1625 flesch: 41 summary: Given the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, we distributed a second survey wave in April 2020 to assess changes in telemedicine use. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, among 55 of the 73 original responding programs (75%) from all 11 OPTN regions, telemedicine use increased from 16% to 98% and was used throughout all phases of transplant care. keywords: care; telemedicine; transplant; use cache: cord-306293-miyc5kok.txt plain text: cord-306293-miyc5kok.txt item: #19 of 43 id: cord-307808-0t6sw0zp author: Romanick-Schmiedl, Sue title: Telemedicine — maintaining quality during times of transition date: 2020-06-01 words: 1595 flesch: 33 summary: In general, history taking for such patients is more comprehensive than for focused follow-up visits. Although telehealth offers solutions for basic access to health care in the midst of the current pandemic, it is not yet uniformly integrated into regular health-care systems and, as a 'disruptive process' , it necessitates major adaptations to existing frameworks 4 . keywords: care; health; patient; person; telemedicine cache: cord-307808-0t6sw0zp.txt plain text: cord-307808-0t6sw0zp.txt item: #20 of 43 id: cord-308873-73zv5ned author: Kim, Hun-Sung title: Lessons from Temporary Telemedicine Initiated owing to Outbreak of COVID-19 date: 2020-04-30 words: 899 flesch: 47 summary: Unlike face-to-face medical treatment, which consists of inspection, palpitation, percussion, and auscultation, telemedicine consists only of inspection; hence, safety problems and accountability are inevitable (Currently, temporary telemedicine is a telephone consultation, without inspection. However, it is difficult to judge whether telemedicine should be adopted in the future based only on the experience of temporary telemedicine initiated during COVID-19. keywords: covid-19; telemedicine cache: cord-308873-73zv5ned.txt plain text: cord-308873-73zv5ned.txt item: #21 of 43 id: cord-309074-pys4aa60 author: Huang, Victoria W. title: Telehealth in the times of SARS-CoV-2 infection for the Otolaryngologist date: 2020-05-30 words: 2645 flesch: 37 summary: A store-andforward model of telemedicine was implemented and a previously established telemedicine neurotology clinic in Baton Rouge forwarded clinical materials to a neurotologist in Pittsburgh, which resulted in positive anecdotal patient responses 33 .To identify specific areas in otolaryngology that would be most suitable for telemedicine visits, a study on veterans in the New England area identified that 62% of visits did not require specialized procedures and could be conducted with the help of a health technician that could synchronously communicate with a remote otolaryngologist 34 . To address the uncertain duration of this pandemic, a review was conducted of current literature on use of telemedicine services in the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and in previous national emergencies to reveal the role telemedicine can play for otolaryngology practices. keywords: care; cov-2; health; otolaryngology; patients; sars; telemedicine; visits cache: cord-309074-pys4aa60.txt plain text: cord-309074-pys4aa60.txt item: #22 of 43 id: cord-310976-24b3c3a4 author: Parikh, Neil R. title: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis of Telemedicine Services in Radiation Oncology date: 2020-10-01 words: 1640 flesch: 40 summary: From a patient's perspectivedincluding 2 fewer roundtrips to the department (given telemedicine consultation visit and follow-up visits)d232 minutes are saved throughout the entire course of treatment. A modified workflow incorporating telemedicine visits and work-from-home capability conferred savings to a department as well as significant time and costs to health care workers and patients alike. keywords: minutes; patient; telemedicine; time; workflow cache: cord-310976-24b3c3a4.txt plain text: cord-310976-24b3c3a4.txt item: #23 of 43 id: cord-311000-abntwzuy author: Sommer, Adir C. title: Telemedicine in ophthalmology in view of the emerging COVID-19 outbreak date: 2020-08-19 words: 7069 flesch: 30 summary: In a recent study on 200 adult glaucoma patients, telemedicine was demonstrated to be equally effective at identifying glaucomatous disease progression, when compared with in-clinic visits, and was supported as having a role in long-term care for glaucoma patients when combined with regular in-person examination, even regardless of special circumstances such as patients residing in distant rural areas, or the current COVID-19 outbreak [64] . Incidental findings while telescreening for diabetic retinopathy The detection of spontaneous venous pulsation with smartphone video ophthalmoscopy Accuracy and Reliability of a Handheld, Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera for the Remote Detection of Optic Disc Edema Diagnosis of retinal detachments by a tele-ophthalmology screening program Teleophthalmology for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis Imaging in retinopathy of prematurity Pediatric diabetic retinopathy telescreening Open-angle glaucoma: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis Philadelphia telemedicine glaucoma detection and follow-up study: methods and screening results Philadelphia telemedicine glaucoma detection and follow-up study: analysis of unreadable fundus images Telemedicine for glaucoma: Guidelines and Recommendations Telemedicine in long-term care of glaucoma patients Two-year outcomes of a pilot glaucoma suspect telemedicine monitoring program Results from the first teleglaucoma pilot project in Addis Ababa Tele-glaucoma vs clinical evaluation: the New Jersey Health Foundation Prospective Clinical Study Glaucoma screening: where are we and where do we need to go? Acceptability and use of glaucoma virtual clinics in the UK: a national survey of clinical leads Teleophthalmology for anterior segment disease Diagnostic accuracy of technology-based eye care services: the technology-based eye care services compare trial part I Optometry-facilitated teleophthalmology: an audit of the first year in Western Australia Novel use of telemedicine for corneal tissue evaluation in eye banking: establishing a standardized approach for the remote evaluation of donor corneas for transplantation Telemedicine in the correctional setting: a scoping review Military teleconsultation services facilitate prompt recognition and treatment of a case of syphilitic uveitis aboard a United States Navy aircraft carrier at sea during combat operations without evacuation capability Concept and uptake of just-a-minute clinical pearl: a novel tele-ophthalmology teaching tool Informed consent in refractive surgery: in-person vs telemedicine approach Tele-oncology: a validation study of choroidal and iris nevi Tele-ophthalmology for the monitoring of choroidal and iris nevi: a pilot study Robotic remote controlled stereo slit lamp Medical and legal aspects of telemedicine in ophthalmology Evaluating new ophthalmic digital devices for safety and effectiveness in the context of rapid technological development Review of economic evaluations of teleophthalmology as a screening strategy for chronic eye disease in adults Artificial intelligence screening for diabetic retinopathy: the real-world emerging application Artificial intelligence and deep learning in ophthalmology keywords: amd; care; conditions; covid-19; disease; examination; eye; fundus; glaucoma; patients; retinopathy; screening; study; telemedicine; teleophthalmology cache: cord-311000-abntwzuy.txt plain text: cord-311000-abntwzuy.txt item: #24 of 43 id: cord-312947-ppc4w23a author: Spiess, Philippe E. title: Meeting the challenge of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease in patients with cancer date: 2020-04-23 words: 533 flesch: 31 summary: CDC media telebriefing: update on COVID-19 Covid-19-navigating the uncharted Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study Infection in cancer patients: a continuing association Cancer patients in SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nationwide analysis in China Congress must act to ensure telehealth can be used to combat the coronavirus The role of telemedicine in infectious diseases Use of telemedicine technologies in the management of infectious diseases: a review Telemedicine infectious diseases consultation and clinical outcomes: a systematic review Quality attributes in telemedicine video conferencing Overview for implementation of telemedicine services in a large integrated multispecialty health care system House passes $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus response bill Cancer Month 0, 2020 restrictions on telemedicine use, clinical trials be put into place for evaluating telemedicine's clinical effectiveness, overall costs of care, diagnostic accuracy, and real and perceived effects on patient confidentiality. keywords: cancer; patients; telemedicine cache: cord-312947-ppc4w23a.txt plain text: cord-312947-ppc4w23a.txt item: #25 of 43 id: cord-314028-sf8zt9r9 author: Esposito, Susanna title: Telemedicine for management of paediatric infectious diseases during COVID-19 outbreak date: 2020-06-23 words: 586 flesch: 39 summary: key: cord-314028-sf8zt9r9 authors: Esposito, Susanna; Voccia, Emanuele; Cantarelli, Angelo; Canali, Andrea; Principi, Nicola; Prati, Andrea title: Telemedicine for management of paediatric infectious diseases during COVID-19 outbreak date: 2020-06-23 journal: J Clin Virol DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104522 sha: doc_id: 314028 cord_uid: sf8zt9r9 nan problems. This experience shows that during the COVID-19 outbreak, the use of telemedicine for the management of paediatric infectious diseases permitted us to avoid hospital access J o u r n a l P r e keywords: covid-19; hospital; telemedicine cache: cord-314028-sf8zt9r9.txt plain text: cord-314028-sf8zt9r9.txt item: #26 of 43 id: cord-316414-1dho7mmd author: Valentino, Leonard.A. title: The role of telemedicine in the delivery of healthcare in the COVID‐19 Pandemic date: 2020-05-12 words: 1357 flesch: 34 summary: While it may seem daunting, there is significant precedent for remote care delivery in haemophilia management. Telemedicine may include a variety of technologies to securely deliver remote health care including: live (synchronous) videoconferencing, typically a two-way audiovisual link between a patient and an HCP in different locations; audio-only visits via patient portals and messaging technologies; remote patientmonitoring tools; and store-and-forward technologies that collect images and data to be transmitted at a later time (e.g., educational materials) 5 . keywords: care; pandemic; patient; telemedicine cache: cord-316414-1dho7mmd.txt plain text: cord-316414-1dho7mmd.txt item: #27 of 43 id: cord-321030-isc3p46t author: Rodriguez Socarrás, Moises title: Telemedicine and Smart Working: Recommendations of the European Association of Urology date: 2020-07-10 words: 4621 flesch: 47 summary: It is expected that many patients will spend long periods of confinement at home, so the occurrence/exacerbation of urological symptoms or the interruption of follow-up may generate anxiety and a feeling of helplessness. Many patients will need requisitions for laboratory or imaging tests, some of them with relative urgency. keywords: care; covid-19; data; face; health; pandemic; patients; telemedicine; urology; use; working cache: cord-321030-isc3p46t.txt plain text: cord-321030-isc3p46t.txt item: #28 of 43 id: cord-321594-x5wv9p7n author: Jiang, Wen title: Equal Access to Telemedicine during COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Pediatric Otolaryngology Perspective date: 2020-10-05 words: 3334 flesch: 47 summary: We evaluated the percentage of telemedicine visits completed by patients whose primary language is Spanish or other languages and compared it to the percentage of in-person visits completed. We conducted a retrospective review of telemedicine visits completed between March 23 and May 1, 2020 when our pediatric otolaryngology clinic was closed for routine outpatient visits due to county-mandated stay-at-home restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. keywords: access; care; level; patients; technology; telemedicine; visits cache: cord-321594-x5wv9p7n.txt plain text: cord-321594-x5wv9p7n.txt item: #29 of 43 id: cord-322394-b18fv3r3 author: Eichberg, Daniel G title: Telemedicine in Neurosurgery: Lessons Learned from a Systematic Review of the Literature for the COVID-19 Era and Beyond date: 2020-07-20 words: 4478 flesch: 34 summary: Another limitation is the complexity in comparing results of telemedicine studies within neurosurgical subspecialties. Evolving requirements for patient and physician safety and rapid regulatory changes have stimulated interest in neurosurgical telemedicine in the COVID-19 era. keywords: care; encounter; face; neurosurgery; patients; stroke; studies; study; telemedicine; total; visits cache: cord-322394-b18fv3r3.txt plain text: cord-322394-b18fv3r3.txt item: #30 of 43 id: cord-323273-q53wf6au author: Olivia Li, Ji-Peng title: Digital technology, tele-medicine and artificial intelligence in ophthalmology: A global perspective date: 2020-09-06 words: 13440 flesch: 23 summary: The 1640 foundation of this integration project enabled the safe delivery of eye care services 1641 during the COVID-19 pandemic with many primary and urgent eye care services 1642 enabling non-hospital patient care (NHS Scotland 2020). Can we predict the future growth of demand on UK Eye 2491 Care Services? Optical coherence tomography machine learning 2494 classifiers for glaucoma detection: a preliminary study Automated Grading of Age-Related Macular Degeneration From Color Fundus 2498 Images Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Expert Diagnosis of Plus Disease in Retinopathy of Prematurity From 2505 Computer-Based Image Analysis A telemedicine program for diabetic retinopathy in a Veterans 2509 Joslin Vision Network Eye Health Care Model MEDICARE TELEMEDICINE HEALTH 2512 CARE PROVIDER FACT SHEET Automated Detection of Glaucoma From Topographic Features of 2516 the Optic Nerve Head in Color Fundus Photographs Comparison of machine learning and traditional classifiers in glaucoma 2520 diagnosis Healthy China 2030: moving from blueprint to action 2522 with a new focus on public health Characteristics of severe retinopathy of prematurity patients in 2524 China: a repeat of the first epidemic? Gene expression inference 2526 with deep learning 2528 'Peripapillary atrophy detection by sparse biologically inspired feature manifold Artificial 2531 Intelligence in Diabetic Eye Disease Screening EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MONITORING MODALITIES IN THE 2535 DETECTION OF NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR 2536 DEGENERATION: keywords: age; care; covid-19; data; deep; degeneration; detection; diabetic; diagnosis; digital; disease; eye; fundus; glaucoma; health; healthcare; learning; ophthalmology; patients; prematurity; retinopathy; screening; services; study; telemedicine; use; visual cache: cord-323273-q53wf6au.txt plain text: cord-323273-q53wf6au.txt item: #31 of 43 id: cord-323625-co5j8wwd author: Garcia, Marcos Vinicius Fernandes title: Telemedicine, legal certainty, and COVID-19: where are we? date: 2020 words: 1157 flesch: 46 summary: The limited availability of large-scale telemedicine solutions, the heterogeneity of the tools available, the poor interconnection among telemedicine services operating in different locations, the lack of a multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients, and the absence of clear legal guidelines were factors that limited the wide use of telemedicine. Given the very favorable results of telemedicine obtained in a very short time in Brazil and worldwide, it is natural to expect that there will be no setbacks, such as the prohibition of telemedicine services in Brazil. keywords: brazil; resolution; telemedicine cache: cord-323625-co5j8wwd.txt plain text: cord-323625-co5j8wwd.txt item: #32 of 43 id: cord-323980-rcyjthze author: Willems, Laurent M. title: SARS-CoV-2-related rapid reorganization of an epilepsy outpatient clinic from personal appointments to telemedicine services: A German single-center experience date: 2020-10-06 words: 4382 flesch: 33 summary: Patients with epilepsy may be a highly vulnerable group for such supply problems, given the driving restrictions applied to patients with ongoing seizures [43] . When the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic reached Europe in 2020, a German governmental order forced clinics to immediately suspend elective care, causing a problem for patients with chronic illnesses such as epilepsy. keywords: care; cov-2; covid-19; epilepsy; face; patients; sars; telemedicine cache: cord-323980-rcyjthze.txt plain text: cord-323980-rcyjthze.txt item: #33 of 43 id: cord-330017-t14o7rua author: Galiero, Raffaele title: The Importance of Telemedicine during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Focus on Diabetic Retinopathy date: 2020-10-14 words: 3670 flesch: 31 summary: The latter is mainly due to the disparity between the low number of ophthalmologists and the large population of diabetic patients, as well as to the uncomfortable traditional fundus oculi, which provide pupil dilation after instillation of eye drops. Once daily self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) improves glycemic control in oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA)-treated diabetes: SMBG-OHA follow-up study A structured self-monitoring of blood glucose approach in type 2 diabetes encourages more frequent, intensive, and effective physician interventions: results from the STeP study WellDoc mobile diabetes management randomized controlled trial: change in clinical and behavioral outcomes and patient and physician satisfaction Cluster-randomized trial of a mobile phone personalized behavioral intervention for blood glucose control Use of a novel, remotely connected diabetes management system is associated with increased treatment satisfaction, reduced diabetes distress, and improved glycemic control in individuals with insulin-treated diabetes: first results from the personal diabetes management study Improving self-monitoring of blood glucose among adults with type 1 diabetes: results of the Mobile™ study Sensitivity and specificity of automated analysis of single-field non-mydriatic fundus photographs by Bosch DR Algorithm-comparison with mydriatic fundus photography (ETDRS) for screening in undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy Use of telemedicine technologies in diabetes prevention and control in resource-constrained settings: lessons learned from emerging economies Validation of smartphone based retinal photography for diabetic retinopathy screening Long-term comparative effectiveness of telemedicine in providing diabetic retinopathy screening examinations: a randomized clinical trial Effectiveness and safety of screening for diabetic retinopathy with two nonmydriatic digital images compared with the seven standard stereoscopic photographic fields A telemedical approach to the screening of diabetic retinopathy: digital fundus photography Implementation and evaluation of a largescale teleretinal diabetic retinopathy screening program in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Telemedicine for screening diabetic retinopathy: the NO BLIND Italian multicenter study Smartphone assisted slit lamp free anterior segment imaging: a novel technique in teleophthalmology A systematic review of healthcare applications for smartphones Comparison of smartphone ophthalmoscopy with slit-lamp biomicroscopy for grading diabetic retinopathy Telemedicine and diabetic retinopathy: moving beyond retinal screening Diabetic retinopathy screening using tele-ophthalmology in a primary care setting Smartphones, tele-ophthalmology, and VISION 7 Journal of Diabetes Research Teleophthalmology and vision 2020 in South Africa Improving access to eye care: teleophthalmology in Alberta, Canada A comparative cost analysis of digital fundus imaging and direct fundus examination for assessment of diabetic retinopathy Management of cardiovascular risk factors in advanced type 2 diabetic nephropathy: a comparative analysis in nephrology, diabetology and primary care settings keywords: covid-19; diabetes; management; monitoring; pandemic; patients; retinopathy; screening; telemedicine cache: cord-330017-t14o7rua.txt plain text: cord-330017-t14o7rua.txt item: #34 of 43 id: cord-330545-jrmott3i author: Abuzeineh, Mohammad title: Telemedicine in the Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19: Case Reports date: 2020-07-16 words: 3337 flesch: 45 summary: While there is limited information about the duration of viral shedding for immunosuppressed patients and it is not yet known whether protracted persistent NAT positivity reflects continued capacity for viral transmission, our case reports suggest longer periods of self-quarantine are appropriate for kidney transplant patients with 19 For patients with scheduled visits/tests that cannot be performed through telemedicine and that will occur within 6 weeks of symptom onset, patients may undergo COVID-19 repeat test-based strategy as outpatients (Table 3) . Our experience emphasizes the opportunities of telemedicine in the safe management of kidney transplant patients with COVID-19 from home to inpatient settings and in the maintenance of uninterrupted follow-up care for such immunosuppressed patients with prolonged viral shedding. keywords: care; covid-19; kidney; patients; recipients; telemedicine; transplant; visit cache: cord-330545-jrmott3i.txt plain text: cord-330545-jrmott3i.txt item: #35 of 43 id: cord-333003-t1lo5jpv author: Said, Mena title: Navigating telemedicine for facial trauma during the COVID‐19 pandemic date: 2020-07-09 words: 1990 flesch: 37 summary: E-consult the attending surgeon Validation of videoconference with smartphones in telemedicine facial trauma care: analysis of concordance to on-site evaluation Face-to-face versus video assessment of facial paralysis: implications for telemedicine A novel use of photo messaging in the assessment of nasal fractures Which transfers can we avoid: multi-state analysis of factors associated with discharge home without procedure after ED to ED transfer for traumatic injury Hundreds of U.S. coronavirus cases may have slipped through screenings Keep calm and log on: telemedicine for COVID-19 pandemic response Where does telemedicine fit into otolaryngology? This review found telemedicine technologies functioning as facilitators to facial trauma assessment, monitoring, treatment, and/or follow-up. keywords: care; evaluation; pandemic; patients; telemedicine; trauma cache: cord-333003-t1lo5jpv.txt plain text: cord-333003-t1lo5jpv.txt item: #36 of 43 id: cord-333123-pglsgi2f author: Singh, Jaspal title: Overview of Telemedicine and Sleep Disorders date: 2020-07-02 words: 3045 flesch: 41 summary: The Position Paper noted that, at time of publication, the expansion of sleep telemedicine into all aspects of sleep disorder management was limited by technology resources and reimbursement and financial considerations, as well as a willingness of physicians, patients, and health care organizations to accept telemedicine as an alternative to in-office care. Portable monitoring for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) position paper for the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders The national center on sleep disorders research-progress and promise National expansion of sleep telemedicine for veterans: the telesleep program Effect of telemedicine education and telemonitoring on continuous positive airway pressure adherence. keywords: care; disorders; patient; sleep; technology; telehealth; telemedicine; use cache: cord-333123-pglsgi2f.txt plain text: cord-333123-pglsgi2f.txt item: #37 of 43 id: cord-334719-zl5mhuth author: Ohannessian, R. title: Telemedicine: Potential applications in epidemic situations date: 2015-09-30 words: 2006 flesch: 42 summary: The empirical foundations of telemedicine interventions for chronic disease management Using telemedicine to improve chronic disease monitoring Systematic review of telemedicine applications in emergency rooms Telemedicine in the intensive care unit: its role in emergencies and disaster management Statement on the 1st meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa Busting the myths about Ebola is crucial to stop the transmission of the disease in Guinea Community perspectives about Ebola in Bong, Lofa and Montserrado counties of Liberia: results of a qualitative study. Conclusion The use of telemedicine in epidemic situations has a high potential in improving epidemiological investigations, disease control, and clinical case management. keywords: application; ebola; epidemic; medical; situation; telemedicine cache: cord-334719-zl5mhuth.txt plain text: cord-334719-zl5mhuth.txt item: #38 of 43 id: cord-337338-7uj2r0gy author: Ohlstein, Jason F. title: Telemedicine in Otolaryngology in the COVID‐19 Era: Initial Lessons Learned date: 2020-08-02 words: 3257 flesch: 42 summary: Distribution of reported reasons for declining Telemedicine visits. Date of visit was calculated by counting the number of days from initiation of shelter in place orders to date of scheduled clinic visit, median visit dates were created for those who accepted and declined Telemedicine visits. keywords: care; covid-19; otolaryngology; patients; study; telemedicine; visit cache: cord-337338-7uj2r0gy.txt plain text: cord-337338-7uj2r0gy.txt item: #39 of 43 id: cord-343205-zjw4fbfd author: Bhaskar, Sonu title: Telemedicine as the New Outpatient Clinic Gone Digital: Position Paper From the Pandemic Health System REsilience PROGRAM (REPROGRAM) International Consortium (Part 2) date: 2020-09-07 words: 9177 flesch: 25 summary: A randomized controlled trial using high-fidelity simulation Self-management maintenance inhalation therapy with eHealth (SELFIE): observational study on the use of an electronic monitoring device in respiratory patient care and research Telemedicine in primary care for patients with chronic conditions: the ValCrònic Quasi-Experimental study Impact of telemonitoring home care patients with heart failure or chronic lung disease from primary care on healthcare resource use (the TELBIL study randomised controlled trial) Home-based telemonitoring of simple vital signs to reduce hospitalization in heart failure patients: real-world data from a community-based hospital Home telemonitoring of non-invasive ventilation decreases healthcare utilisation in a prospective controlled trial of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Adjusted cost analysis of video televisits for the care of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Telehealth exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis Feasibility and acceptability of inpatient palliative care E-family meetings during COVID-19 pandemic Telemedically augmented palliative care: Such patients are also at high risk of infection and poor outcomes, including mortality, among COVID-19-positive patients (3) . keywords: access; care; covid-19; disease; health; healthcare; heart; issues; management; monitoring; pandemic; patients; physician; rehabilitation; review; risk; stroke; systems; technologies; telehealth; telemedicine; use cache: cord-343205-zjw4fbfd.txt plain text: cord-343205-zjw4fbfd.txt item: #40 of 43 id: cord-344258-19zzumqf author: Mustafa, S. Shahzad title: Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine Encounters in an Allergy/Immunology Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic date: 2020-06-22 words: 981 flesch: 47 summary: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2020.06.027 sha: doc_id: 344258 cord_uid: 19zzumqf nan The use of telemedicine dates as far back as 50 years ago, when the University of 1 Nebraska used interactive telemedicine to transmit neurologic examinations. Telemedicine encounters were completed using 15 the following third party vendors: Epic Warp (EHR, Verona, WI), Skype (Palo Alto, CA), FaceTime 16 (Apple, Cupertino, CA), and Doximity (San Francisco, CA) depending on patient preference. keywords: encounters; patient; telemedicine cache: cord-344258-19zzumqf.txt plain text: cord-344258-19zzumqf.txt item: #41 of 43 id: cord-345809-tevi0sup author: Bidmead, Elaine title: Covid-19 and the ‘new normal’: are remote video consultations here to stay? date: 2020-08-22 words: 3441 flesch: 42 summary: key: cord-345809-tevi0sup authors: Bidmead, Elaine; Marshall, Alison title: Covid-19 and the ‘new normal’: are remote video consultations here to stay? date: 2020-08-22 journal: Br Med Bull DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldaa025 sha: doc_id: 345809 cord_uid: tevi0sup INTRODUCTION: During the UK Covid-19 lockdown, video consultations (telemedicine) were encouraged. keywords: consultations; covid-19; health; staff; technology; telemedicine; use; video cache: cord-345809-tevi0sup.txt plain text: cord-345809-tevi0sup.txt item: #42 of 43 id: cord-345949-6aehkrsm author: North, Steve title: Telemedicine in the Time of Coronavirus Disease and Beyond date: 2020-06-27 words: 1370 flesch: 35 summary: There is also a shared call for increased research regarding the use of telemedicine in adolescent health care. Applying an adolescent health perspective to these four key actions will facilitate the development of a framework for incorporating telemedicine into adolescent health care and assist in defining an advocacy agenda. keywords: adolescent; care; health; telemedicine cache: cord-345949-6aehkrsm.txt plain text: cord-345949-6aehkrsm.txt item: #43 of 43 id: cord-354885-fkgr2o9i author: Hoffer-Hawlik, Michael A. title: Leveraging Telemedicine for Chronic Disease Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries During Covid-19 date: 2020-09-15 words: 1548 flesch: 38 summary: Health care systems which use electronic health records are well suited to telemedicine, as clinicians can access patient files remotely. Although there has been attention to the accelerated growth of telemedicine in the United States and other high-income countries, the telemedicine revolution may have an even greater benefit in LMICs, where it could improve health care access for vulnerable and geographically remote patients. keywords: care; covid-19; health; lmics; patients; telemedicine cache: cord-354885-fkgr2o9i.txt plain text: cord-354885-fkgr2o9i.txt