Publications by authors named "Jaye E Hefner"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of telemedicine, particularly in an academic sports medicine setting, highlighting the need to evaluate its quality and the barriers faced by patients and physicians.
- Surveys conducted during the initial telemedicine phase revealed high patient satisfaction (91.6%-95.0%) and great physician comfort once they completed a few sessions, with a very low no-show rate of 2.7%.
- Technical issues were identified as the main barrier to successful telemedicine; however, patients and physicians overall viewed it as a valuable and effective alternative to in-person visits.
Telehealth refers to health care interactions that leverage telecommunication devices to provide medical care outside the traditional face-to-face, in-person medical encounter. Technology advances and research have expanded use of telehealth in health care delivery. Physical medicine and rehabilitation providers may use telehealth to deliver care to populations with neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions, commonly treated in both acute care and outpatient settings.
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