Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Telemedicine Services in an Academic Medical Center

Cui, Wanting; Finkelstein, Joseph

doi:10.3233/shti210190

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated provider and consumer adoption of new digital healthcare technologies. In response, myriad companies have entered the healthcare arena to offer services such as pharmaceutical deliveries, telehealth visits, concierge approaches to primary care, and many other e-health solutions (Appleton et al, 2021; Bitar & Alismail, 2021; Bokolo, 2021; Cui & Finkelstein, 2021; Mann et al, 2020).…”

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Leadership to Accelerate Healthcare’s Digital Transformation: Evidence From 33 Health Systems

Lemak,

Pena,

Jones

et al. 2024

Journal of Healthcare Management

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SUMMARY Goal: The COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare market disruptors, and new digital healthcare technologies have made a substantial impact on the delivery of healthcare services, highlighting the critical roles of leaders in hospitals and health systems. This study sought to understand the evolving roles of CEOs, CIOs, and other executive leaders in the postpandemic era and highlight the adaptability and strategic vision of executives in shaping the future of healthcare delivery. Methods: Between October 2022 and May 2023, 51 interviews were conducted with CEOs, CIOs, and other executives responsible for delivering technology solutions for 33 nonprofit health systems in the United States. They were asked to describe their backgrounds; how information solutions and technologies were viewed within their organizations’ strategy, operations, and governance; and the key characteristics of executive leaders. Principal Findings: The study has found that effective CEOs have an authentic belief in technology’s role in achieving their organization’s mission and that contemporary CIOs are strategic executive partners who align strategy with culture to improve care. This study examines how healthcare systems are creating digitally savvy executive leadership teams that operate in a new, integrated model that unites previously siloed functions. Practical Applications: Some healthcare CIOs are unprepared for current and future business challenges, and some CEOs are unsure how to leverage digital technologies and C-suite expertise to transform their organizations. This research provides insights into how the nation’s health systems are building and sustaining leadership teams capable of adapting to the healthcare environment and accelerating organizational transformation.

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Leadership to Accelerate Healthcare’s Digital Transformation: Evidence From 33 Health Systems

Lemak,

Pena,

Jones

et al. 2024

Journal of Healthcare Management

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“… 21–24 The importance of using telerehabilitation has been especially recognized since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when its usage has surged in response to social distancing guidelines promulgated by the World Health Organization (WHO). 25 Recent studies have shown its effectiveness in monitoring patients’ progress, ameliorating disease symptoms, and improving clinical outcomes. 2–6 In order to extend physical rehabilitation from a hospital or ambulatory settings to patient homes as a part of routine care of patients with chronic health conditions, 1 successful telerehabilitation programs should support scalable and cost-effective means for prescribing individualized exercise programs, monitoring safety and adherence with exercise, two-way communication between patient and providers, and timely feedback based on patient performance.…”

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Development and Evaluation of Wireless Interfaces to Monitor and Control Cycling Exercise During Home Telerehabilitation

Smiley¹,

Tsai²,

Havrylchuk³

et al. 2023

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Purpose This paper focuses on developing and testing three versions of interactive bike (iBikE) interfaces for remote monitoring and control of cycling exercise sessions to promote upper and lower limb rehabilitation. Methods Two versions of the system, which consisted of a portable bike and a tablet PC, were designed to communicate through either Bluetooth low energy (BLE) or Wi-Fi interfaces for real-time monitoring of exercise progress by both the users and their clinical team. The third version of the iBikE system consisted of a motorized bike and a tablet PC. It utilized conventional Bluetooth to implement remote control of the motorized bike’s speed during an exercise session as well as to provide real-time visualization of the exercise progress. We developed three customized tablet PC apps with similar user interfaces but different communication protocols for all the platforms to provide a graphical representation of exercise progress. The same microcontroller unit (MCU), ESP-32, was used in all the systems. Results Each system was tested in 1-minute exercise sessions at various speeds. To evaluate the accuracy of the measured data, in addition to reading speed values from the iBikE app, the cycling speed of the bikes was measured continuously using a tachometer. The mean differences of averaged RPMs for both data sets were calculated. The calculated values were 0.38 ± 0.03, 0.25 ± 0.27, and 6.7 ± 3.3 for the BLE system, the Wi-Fi system, and the conventional Bluetooth system, respectively. Conclusion All interfaces provided sufficient accuracy for use in telerehabilitation.

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“…The recent rapid spread of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) sparked the interest in the use of m-Health platforms in healthcare ( 3 - 5 ). In fact, telemedicine has been proven as an optimal way to provide medical services due to the possibility to avoid a close contact with infected patients and reduce overall mortality ( 6 - 11 ).…”

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The Recent Advances of Mobile Healthcare in Cardiology Practice

Kulbayeva¹,

Tazhibayeva²,

Seiduanova³

et al. 2022

Acta Inform Med

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Background: Digitalization of healthcare led to the optimization of monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment of the range of disorders. Taking into account recent situation with COVID-19 pandemics, digital technologies allowed to improve management of viral infections via remote monitoring and diagnostics of infected patients. Up to date, various mobile health applications (apps) have been proposed, including apps for the patients diagnosed with cardiovascular pathologies. Objective: The presented review aimed at the analyses of a range of mHealth solutions used to improve primary cardiac care. In addition, we studied the factors driving and hindering the wide introduction of mHealth services in the clinics. Methods: The work was based on the guidelines of the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. The publication search was carried out using PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases. Studies published during the period from 2014 until January 2022 were selected for the analysis. The evaluation of risk of bias for the included studies was conducted using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias tool. Results and Discussion: An overall 5513 studies were assessed for eligibility after which 39 studies were included.. The main trend in the mobile health for cardiological applications is the use of different types of wearable devices and Artificial Intelligence-platforms. In fact, mobile technology allows remotely to monitor, interpret, and analyze biomedical data collected from the patient. Conclusion: The results of this literature search demonstrated that patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disorders can potentially benefit from the application of mHealth in cardiology. However, despite the proven advantages of mHealth for cardiology, there are many challenges and concerns regarding effectiveness, safety, reliability and the lack of official regulation and guidelines from official organizations. Such issues require solutions and further work towards a wide implementation of mHealth technologies in cardiac practice.

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Telemedicine Services in an Academic Medical Center

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

Leadership to Accelerate Healthcare’s Digital Transformation: Evidence From 33 Health Systems

Leadership to Accelerate Healthcare’s Digital Transformation: Evidence From 33 Health Systems

Development and Evaluation of Wireless Interfaces to Monitor and Control Cycling Exercise During Home Telerehabilitation

The Recent Advances of Mobile Healthcare in Cardiology Practice

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