Telemedicine Quality Improvement

Authors

Isidora R. Beach, University of VermontFollow

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Date

2020

Abstract

Telemedicine use has increased dramatically since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020. However, not all patients and physicians were prepared for this rapid change, and little evaluation of these new mechanisms for delivery of healthcare has occurred thus far. This community project explores patient and physician perspectives on the use of telemedicine in place of in-person visits and makes recommendations for future improvements. Ultimately, telemedicine use will not likely diminish any time soon, making it increasingly important to triage patient visits to determine which would lend themselves well to the telemedicine format. As this project shows, not all visits do, which has lead to both physician and patient dissatisfaction since the change.

Clinical Site

South Burlington Family Practice

Keywords

telemedicine, zoom, primary care

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Medical Education | Primary Care

Recommended Citation

Beach, Isidora R., "Telemedicine Quality Improvement" (2020). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 598.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/598