Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct;163(4):673-675. doi: 10.1177/0194599820932167. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
The emergence of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the subsequent need for physical distancing have necessitated a swift change in health care delivery. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, many institutions utilized an interdisciplinary clinic model including both a laryngologist and a speech-language pathologist for the evaluation of patients with voice, swallowing, and upper airway disorders. To improve access, many providers are pursuing the use of interdisciplinary telemedicine to provide individualized patient-centered care while allowing for physical distancing. The purpose of this commentary is to review the current literature regarding telemedicine in laryngology and speech-language pathology as well as the current and future states of practice for interdisciplinary tele-evaluations.
新型冠状病毒病 2019（COVID-19）的出现以及随后对保持身体距离的需求，使得医疗保健的提供方式必须迅速改变。在 COVID-19 爆发之前，许多机构采用了包括喉科医生和言语语言病理学家在内的跨学科诊所模式，对患有声音、吞咽和上呼吸道疾病的患者进行评估。为了提高可及性，许多提供者正在寻求使用跨学科远程医疗来提供个性化的以患者为中心的护理，同时允许保持身体距离。本文的目的是回顾有关喉科学和言语语言病理学的远程医疗的现有文献，以及跨学科远程评估的当前和未来实践状态。
