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Addressing Health Disparities And Access In The Department Of Neurology Outpatient Setting In The Era Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Quality Improvement Initiative, V. Wang, M. Rehman, K. Burda, L. Liao, M. Braslavsky, T. Chuang, J. Diep, Md, E. Isaac, E. Wong

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)

Neurology, a largely outpatient specialty, has joined many other fields in the endeavor of incorporating telemedicine.^4,6,7 We present the results of analysis of the Epic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) of all outpatient visits from the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Neurology from 2019 to 2020 in order to identify areas of ethnic minority and geographic disparities with regards to usage of telemedicine. For our analyses, we have included Neurology patients across the General Neurology (JUP Neurology 909 Walnut NEU), Headache Center (HA), and Multiple Sclerosis Center (MS). Additionally, based on patient surveys from a subset of our outpatient …

Virtually Building A Community Of Experts In The Medication-Assisted Treatment (Mat) Of Opioid Use Using The Project Echo Model, Matthew Momjian, Justin Canakis, Faraz Yousefian, Hayden Pond, Adrienne White, Gregory Mayer, Alison Essary

Research Day

Purpose: Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) utilizes telemedicine to connect a multidisciplinary team of experts with a network of primary care physicians to enable rapid dissemination of evidence-based guidelines and practices at scale. In this study, the Project ECHO model disseminated the Arizona Pain and Addiction Curriculum to providers in rural Arizona with the goal to educate providers on MAT.

Methods: Participants engaged in biweekly, virtual teleECHO sessions and post-session surveys were used to collect data on provider satisfaction, self-efficacy, knowledge, barriers to change and changes in practice behavior. Results: Between February 2020 – November 2020, the MAT-ECHO …

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 …

Reducing Readmission Rates By Improving Transitions Of Care For Stroke Patients In The Pre-Covid And Covid Eras, Evan Kolesnick, Elise Lambertson, Robin Dharia

Research Day

Introduction: Acute cerebrovascular disease ranks among the top causes of 30-day readmissions. Studies have shown that enhancing and streamlining transitions of care (TOC) for patients can improve readmission rates for many conditions. Our research explores the impact of in-person and telemedicine TOC stroke clinic on readmission rates at an urban comprehensive stroke center. Methods: Participants were identified by ICD-10 diagnoses corresponding with stroke or transient ischemic attack at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH). Starting in January of 2019, an in-person TOC clinic visit with a vascular neurologist or nurse practitioner was automatically scheduled within 1-3 weeks for patients discharged to …

Physician Perceptions Of Stress And Telemedicine, Jenna Guma, Katelyn Klimowich, Juming Pan, Danielle Cooley D.O., Philip Collins

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

Telemedicine is an emerging field in which physicians are able to interact electronically with patients to improve health. Telemedicine can be performed through virtual platforms such as email, telephone and video, and can provide or augment care to a multitude of patients.

During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the use of telemedicine has grown exponentially in an effort to continue to see patients and manage their care. The unprecedented era of social distancing and overloaded hospital systems has led many primary care providers and specialists alike to rapidly develop these capabilities in their practices.

Benefits of telemedicine include: increasing access …

Evaluating Patient And Provider Satisfaction With The Use Of Telemedicine For Pediatric Pre-Anesthetic Assessment During The Covid-19 Pandemic, A. Campos, R. Taneja, A. Melwani, C. Challa, C. Vazquez-Colon, J. Cronin, S. Rana, G. Geng-Ramos

GW Research Showcase 2021-2024

No abstract provided.

Barriers To Resident Clinic Telemedicine, E. Newman, J. Gracely, R. Gibson, H. Patel, J. Beckerman, N. Tyehemba, J. Yi, D. Kulman

GW Research Showcase 2021-2024

No abstract provided.