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Review Of Telemedicine Use As It Expands Since The Covid-19 Pandemic, Michael P. Perra, Frederick J. Goldstein

Research Day

INTRODUCTION: As new technology advances and the world becomes increasingly connected, medical care and physician-patient interactions have changed. Telemedicine, though present in different forms for many decades, has grown, and its use is changing at a faster-than-ever pace. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the utility of different telemedicine platforms and has led to an expansion in its capabilities.

OBJECTIVES: To explore the evolution of telemedicine, its multiple functions, and how this technology has continued to develop since the COVID-19 pandemic in various medical specialties.

METHODS: PubMed was used to assess published studies that either incorporated telehealth resources in their research or …

30-90 Day Benefit Of Using Interreality Care To Reduce Unnecessary Hospital Admissions Among High-Risk Patients, Kaelin Demuth, Julio Llanga, Will Brewster, Michael Shen, Marla Golden

Research Day

Background: Reducing unnecessary hospital admission/ER visits on HMO/MSO/ACO patients is very challenging beyond traditional 30-90 day readmission threshold. Our study focused on expanding an Interreality (On-Site & On-Line) Care (IC) model (EHJ 2018;39:S225) in high-risk patients in an HMO setting.

Methods: IC model was created by integrating: 1. On-Site Care: ARNP & testing at patients’ residency; 2. On-Line Care: 24/7 monitoring & specialty cardiology/pulmonary intervention; and 3. A new high-risk care system with telemedicine, device, monitoring, protocols & management. A group of 57 Medicare Advantage patients with multiple admission/ER visits from 3 different healthcare organizations were referred to a MSO …

The Impact Of Covid-19 On Teledermatology, Cassandra Yeboah, Nailah Harvey, Rohan Krishnan, Jules B. Lipoff

Research Day

The accelerated implementation and use of teledermatology during COVID-19 has been met with successes and challenges. This review explores first, how telemedicine was utilized in dermatology prior to the pandemic, the regulatory adaptions made in response to the pandemic and the effectiveness of the rapid implementation of teledermatology during COVID-19, and finally, how teledermatology has expanded in response to the pandemic. In sum, this review examines lessons learned, how teledermatology’s reliance on digital technologies might paradoxically exacerbate healthcare disparities, and considers the future outlook. Prior to COVID-19, teledermatology was limited due to decreased insurance reimbursement for telemedicine visits, concern about …