Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2021 May;22(3):298-299. doi: 10.1177/15248399211001071. Epub 2021 Mar 12.
Preserving routine primary care for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) has been an important challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine platforms have offered novel means through which care for these individuals may be maintained. Opt-In for Life is a unique mobile health application that contains telemedicine capabilities as well as other features designed specifically for the care of PLWH. Opt-In for Life was implemented early in the pandemic at Hershey Medical Center, although the center is now using a different telemedicine platform across its health care system. Institutional decisions regarding telemedicine platforms are complex. Opt-In for Life contains features that may improve the care of PLWH where telemedicine software alone may be limited.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间,为感染人类免疫缺陷病毒 (PLWH) 的人群保留常规初级保健一直是一项重要挑战。远程医疗平台提供了新颖的手段,可以通过这些手段维持对这些人群的护理。Opt-In for Life 是一款独特的移动健康应用程序,具有远程医疗功能以及专为 PLWH 护理设计的其他功能。Opt-In for Life 在疫情早期就在赫尔希医疗中心实施,尽管该中心现在在其整个医疗系统中使用不同的远程医疗平台。关于远程医疗平台的机构决策非常复杂。Opt-In for Life 包含的功能可能会改善 PLWH 的护理,而仅远程医疗软件可能会受到限制。