Effect of telemedicine via videoconference on provider fatigue and empathy: Implications for the Quadruple Aim.

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8204Vancouver Island Health Authority, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

Published: May 2022

Telemedicine via videoconferencing rapidly deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic reduces contact and opportunity for virus transmission, with Quadruple Aim benefits of improved population health and associated cost avoidance of COVID-related illness. Patient experience of telemedicine has generally been positive, but widespread use of videoconferencing outside of healthcare has brought growing recognition of associated mental fatigue. Experience in telepsychiatry shows attending to non-verbal communication and maintaining empathic rapport requires increased mental effort, making provider experience more sensitive to cumulative fatigue effects. Since empathy and therapeutic alliance are foundational to all physician-patient relationships, these telepsychiatry findings have implications for telehealth generally. Health leaders and providers planning for sustainable incorporation of videoconferencing into ongoing healthcare delivery should consider the potential for unintended negative effects on provider experience and burnout.

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