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Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care

Robbins JR¹  Robbins RA¹ 

[1] Phoenix Pulmonary and Critical Care Research and Education Foundation, Gilbert, AZ USA;

关键词: telemedicine;    telehealth;    remote care;    covid-19;    covid;    pandemic;    experience;    attitude;    popularity;    documentation time;    reimbursement;    disadvantages;    advantages;   

DOI  :  10.13175/swjpcc049-20

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

As the COVID-19 crisis puts pressure on outpatient providers to facilitate remote care, some have set aside their skepticism and opened telemedicine clinics as an alternative to the traditional office visit. In these visits, the provider and patient usually are able to visually and verbally interact. However, interactions that require contact such as a physical examination are not possible. We conducted a voluntary, anonymous, on-line survey of the Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care (SWJPCC) readership to determine their experience and attitudes toward telemedicine. Of the 84 respondents we surveyed, most were favorable towards telemedicine visits with two-thirds of respondents being very or mostly satisfied with telemedicine. However, some (30%) estimated that over 50% of their time was spent with documentation and a significant portion (55%) noted reduced reimbursement. These data support the Center for Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS) decision to expand telemedicine beyond the present COVID-19 pandemic.

【 授权许可】

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