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Video Visits For Home Health Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Anne Brereton

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Publications

Purpose. Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) tend to face frequent emergency department visits and hospitalizations. The purpose of this project was to assist a home health agency in the process of building a video visit program to provide additional support to their COPD patient population.

Methods. A literature review was conducted to explore evidence for the use of video visits in home health care. Existing telehealth resources, a chart review, and interviews with stakeholders were utilized to create video visit guidelines. An online education module for staff was developed based off of the administration-approved guidelines. A post-module …