New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug;216:237-242. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.04.029. Epub 2020 Apr 30.
To discuss the effects of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 betacoronavirus on ambulatory ophthalmology practices, the value proposition of telemedicine, teleophthalmology implementation methodologies, and the accelerated future of telemedicine.
Review of the current telehealth landscape including usage, policies, and techniques for ambulatory practice integration.
We provide author-initiated review of recent trends in telehealth, governmental recommendations for health care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a PubMed Central query for telemedicine in ophthalmology or teleophthalmology. In addition, the authors' comprehensive experience in telemedicine design and implementation is provided.
We provide a summary describing the present state of telehealth, teleophthalmology modeling, care delivery, and the proposed impact of telehealth surges on the future of ophthalmology practice.
Recent patient and provider interest in telemedicine, the relaxation of regulatory restrictions, increased remote care reimbursement, and ongoing social distancing practices compel many ophthalmologists to consider virtualizing services.
讨论严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 贝塔冠状病毒对门诊眼科实践的影响、远程医疗的价值主张、远程眼科学实施方法以及远程医疗的加速未来。
回顾当前远程医疗的使用情况、政策和门诊实践整合技术。
我们提供了作者发起的远程医疗最新趋势的审查、政府在 COVID-19 大流行期间提供医疗服务的建议，以及对眼科或远程眼科学的远程医疗的 PubMed Central 查询。此外，作者还提供了远程医疗设计和实施的综合经验。
我们提供了一份描述远程医疗、远程眼科学建模、护理提供以及远程医疗激增对眼科实践未来的预期影响的总结。
最近患者和提供者对远程医疗的兴趣、监管限制的放宽、远程护理报销的增加以及持续的社交距离实践迫使许多眼科医生考虑虚拟化服务。
