Roof, Kevin S.
Butler, Jerome M.
Thakkar, Vipul V.
Doline, Robert M.
Kuremsky, Jeffrey G.
Konefal, John B.
McCammon, Robert J.
Doline
Kuremsky, Jeffrey G.
Konefal, John B.
McCammon, Robert J.
2020-10-21T16:30:07Z
2020-10-21T16:30:07Z
2020
2452-1094
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2020.09.019
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/14653
Purpose: To report our initial experience with weekly tele-video “virtual” on treatment visits (vOTVs),
describe the logistics of implementation, report results of patient and physician surveys, and discuss
barriers, limitations, and benefits of vOTVs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: Virtual OTVs were piloted at two centers, and within one week expanded to 4 additional
centers. Patients participating in vOTVs were surveyed about their satisfaction with vOTVs, quality of
vOTVs, and confidence in their physician’s ability to manage their care through vOTVs, as well as their
support of, and preferences related to vOTVs. Participating physicians were also surveyed about their
comfort and satisfaction with vOTVs. Medical Directors at non-participating centers within our network
were surveyed regarding their reasoning for not using vOTVs.
Results: In week 1, 72 of 81 patients between 2 pilot centers were seen using vOTVs. In week 2, 189 of
211 patients were seen using vOTVs at 6 centers. Patient satisfaction and confidence in their physician’s
ability to address their concerns through the vOTV was high at 4.75 on a 5-point scale. Patients were
overall very supportive (4.67) and found the quality of the visits to be as good as, or better, than their
prior in person weekly OTV (3.75). Physicians participating in the vOTVs felt very comfortable in their
ability to manage patients though this platform (5.0), and on average did not report any difference in
terms of efficiency of visits (3.0).
Conclusions: Virtual OTVs were easy to implement and well received by patients and participating
physicians. Our experience suggests that vOTVs can be implemented rapidly using available technology,
and with a high degree of patient and physician satisfaction during this pandemic with similar efficiency
to in person OTVs.
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Virtual on treatment visits
Patient perspectives
Virtual on treatment visits: Implementation, patient perspectives, barriers, limitations, benefits and opportunities.
Artículo
Síndrome respiratorio agudo grave
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2020.09.019
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