Opportunities in Telemedicine, Lessons Learned After COVID-19 and the Way Into the Future

Abdel‐Wahab, May; Rosenblatt, Eduardo; Prajogi, Gregorius Ben; Zubizarretta, Eduardo; Mikhail, Miriam

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.006

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“…We hope that the COVID-19 pandemic will eventually stimulate similar technical solutions to other practical issues, as well as help distribute knowledge, education and high quality treatment in a broader long term perspective ( [31] , [32] ).…”

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Telehealth in Multidisciplinary Target Delineation for Radiotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Review and a Case

Jensen

Dalby

Bouchelouche

et al. 2022

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine

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Like all other medical specialities, radiotherapy has been deeply influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has had severe influence on the entire patient trajectory in oncology, from diagnosis to treatment and follow-up. Many examples of how to deal with patient and staff safety, shortness of staff and other resources and the quest to continue high-quality, evidence-based treatment have been presented. The use of telemedicine and telehealth is frequently presented as a part of the solution to overcome these challenges. Some of the available presented solutions will only apply in an acute, local setting, whereas others might inspire the community to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of radiotherapy as well as knowledge sharing in the future. Some of the unresolved issues in many of the available technical solutions are related to data security and public regulation, e.g., GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in the EU and HIPAA compliance (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the USA. Using a solution that involves a supplier's server in a non-EU country is problematic within the EU. In this paper we shortly review the influence of COVID-19 on radiotherapy. We describe some of the possible solutions for telehealth in target delineation – a crucial part of high-quality radiotherapy, which often requires multidisciplinary effort, hands-on corporation, and high-quality multimodal imaging. Hereafter, our own technical solution will be presented as a case.

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Telehealth in Multidisciplinary Target Delineation for Radiotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Review and a Case

Jensen

Dalby

Bouchelouche

et al. 2022

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine

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“… 16 Unexpectedly, in the United States among physicians currently using telemedicine for consultation, nearly half (48%) are using it for the first time. 17 …”

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Lights and Shadows of the Perception of the Use of Telemedicine by Romanian Family Doctors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Florea¹,

Lazea²,

Gaga³

et al. 2021

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Introduction Telemedicine has emerged as a critical technology to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aim in this work to explore how general practitioners (GPs) perceived the use of telemedicine, recently recognized and reimbursed by the Public Health Insurance House (PHIH) for primary care (PC) provision. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed in 2020 in one county of Romania using an anonymous questionnaire that assessed physicians’ perceptions regarding teleconsultation, reliability in tele-decision, remote pathology management, pregnant women’s surveillance, patients’ satisfaction with telemedicine, the need for its further reimbursement. Bivariate correlation was used to measure associations between the investigated issues. Results More than a quarter of GPs (28.6%) found it easier to address patients’ healthcare needs remotely, while 60.7% considered time-consuming teleconsultations compared to face-to-face visits. Tele-diagnostic uncertainty was expressed by 64.3% of physicians, and a quarter were confident in tele-decisions. Almost half of GPs (43%) observed patients’ satisfaction with tele-visits, while half said patients encountered difficulties using technology. A large percentage of doctors (62.5%) perceived that patients felt as well treated by virtual as in-person visit and 91.1% suggested post-pandemic reimbursement. The results of the bivariate correlation showed that physicians who perceived positive patient feedback on telemedicine were more supportive of subsequent reimbursement. Conclusion This study showed the GPs’ positive perception of the use of telemedicine. Its adoption in PC has shed light on the shadows of the pandemic. The time-consuming nature of teleconsultations, uncertainty in tele-decisions, patients’ difficulties in using technology were seen as shadows of telecare. However, most of the GPs surveyed agreed with the need for further reimbursement. Future work should focus on innovative solutions for integrating telemedicine as complementary form of PC, the need for telemedicine-based training for GPs to improve capacity building, and patients’ perceptions of virtual care, helping to build trust and satisfaction.

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“…Many logistical changes are taking place in the delivery of healthcare due to the ongoing pandemic, for example, the emerging role of telemedicine [ 6 ], the employment of artificial intelligence in the stratification of patients [ 7 ] and in the delivery of clinical imaging research [ 8 ]. As COVID-19 is now well established in the population and is likely to be a challenge for the foreseeable future, more novel approaches to delivering therapeutic nuclear medicine services may be required going forward.…”

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Hyperthyroid radioiodine therapy in the time of COVID-19: easy does it

Dickinson

O’Doherty

2020

Nuclear Medicine Communications

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Opportunities in Telemedicine, Lessons Learned After COVID-19 and the Way Into the Future

Cited by 35 publications

References 47 publications

Telehealth in Multidisciplinary Target Delineation for Radiotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Review and a Case

Telehealth in Multidisciplinary Target Delineation for Radiotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Review and a Case

Lights and Shadows of the Perception of the Use of Telemedicine by Romanian Family Doctors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hyperthyroid radioiodine therapy in the time of COVID-19: easy does it

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