Telemedicine and eConsults for Hospitalized Patients During COVID-19
Authors: Gadzinski, A. J., Andino, J. J., Odisho, A. Y., Watts, K. L., Gore, J. L., & Ellimoottil, C.
Published: April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed how physicians assess and interact with patients. Many providers have appropriately cancelled nonemergent surgical procedures and converted ambulatory in-person appointments to remote video visits or phone calls. As hospitals throughout the United States begin to fill with patients afflicted with COVID-19 and other acute illnesses, the need to preserve personal protective equipment (PPE) and to reduce the risk of nosocomial COVID-19 transmission to patients and providers is critical. Likewise, it is imperative to rapidly triage, diagnose, and provide disposition for nonCOVID-19-related urgent and emergent hospital visits.