1Cademy - Transition Toward Telehealth by Physicians who Treat SHD

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Transition Toward Telehealth by Physicians who Treat SHD

The initial action toward limiting the spread off COVID-19 to patients with SHD was to reschedule appointments to later dates where there would hopefully be more control over the virus or to have patients perform a telehealth visit
The limitations found due to this was the fact that statistically most SHD patients are much older and their technological ability was much lower and there was much more limited access to family or caregivers willing to assist with setting up telehealth equipment or software
The primary solution to this was putting together an integrated team to assist with all the initial setup of telehealth software and equipment in order to streamline the appointment itself
Additional to a phone call to talk to a patient to assess their condition, video calls may provide a good measure of condition
For example over the phone a patient may not mention the true extent to their condition whether it be through lack of knowledge of terminology or inability to provide an adequate description of what’s going on, however, with a webcam a patient may be able to point the camera at a specific location and give a better visual description of their condition
Another extremely important facet of cardiac care is that physicians must provide clear instructions to patients on how to properly care for their condition at home in order to limit the possibility of a hospital visit as much as possible

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Updated 2020-12-17

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