Publications by authors named "Robert J Femia"
Virtual Urgent Care Quality and Safety in the Time of Coronavirus.
Silas W Smith Janelle Tiu Christopher G Caspers Viraj S Lakdawala Christian A Koziatek Robert J Femia
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
February 2021
Background: Telemedicine use rapidly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study assessed quality aspects of rapid expansion of a virtual urgent care (VUC) telehealth system and the effects of a secondary telephonic screening initiative during the pandemic.
Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was performed in a single health care network of VUC patients from March 1, 2020, through April 20, 2020.