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Nurse Practitioners’ Perceptions Of Telehealth Behaviors, Michelle Austin
Nurse Practitioners’ Perceptions Of Telehealth Behaviors, Michelle Austin
Doctoral Projects
Problem: NP’s must be proficient in the behaviors that are required for a successful patient encounter to provide the full benefit of nurse practitioner (NP) telehealth. Consequently, it is imperative for NPs to understand telehealth etiquette behaviors which include the technical and non-technical skills that are necessary for an effective NP-patient patient telehealth encounter (Haney, Kott & Fowler, 2015). Telehealth has been incorporated into healthcare delivery and its use is expanding. In the United States, it is predicted to be used by seven million patients in 2020 (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2018). Appropriate access to health care …
Perceptions Of Adult Patients Accessing Telehealth In An Urban Medical Group, Katharine Shepherd West
Perceptions Of Adult Patients Accessing Telehealth In An Urban Medical Group, Katharine Shepherd West
Doctoral Projects
Problem: Although implementation of in-patient electronic healthcare records is nearly complete in the United States, this achievement has not translated into consumer-to-business telehealth in the primary care setting. Because there are few studies that describe how and why patients select telehealth, the aim of this study was to learn about perceptions of adult patients in an urban setting when telehealth options are available. Research questions included a) How do patients select any type of appointment? b) How do patients perceive and use telehealth options? c) How and when might telehealth be useful in the future?
Methods: A qualitative study design …