Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC (C.M.C.).
Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC (S.K.).
Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jan;174(1):116-117. doi: 10.7326/M20-5593. Epub 2020 Aug 10.
In their article, Baum and colleagues documented the Veterans Health Administration's experience with telemedicine by comparing the number of face-to-face appointments provided in 2016 to 2019 with the number provided during the initial 10 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The editorialists discuss the findings and why they believe this study provides a critical starting point for understanding how to optimize the virtual visit experience.
在他们的文章中,Baum 及其同事通过比较 2016 年至 2019 年期间提供的面对面预约数量与 COVID-19 大流行最初 10 周期间提供的数量,记录了退伍军人健康管理局在远程医疗方面的经验。社论作者讨论了这些发现以及他们为何认为这项研究为理解如何优化虚拟就诊体验提供了一个重要起点。