J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Sep-Oct;62(5):1524-1527. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.04.016. Epub 2022 Apr 26.
Immediate public health interventions and solutions, including the virtual provision of patient care via telehealth, were exponentially employed in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. As a result, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services temporarily waived Medicare telehealth restrictions. Dramatic increases in the provision of care via telehealth were observed, beginning in March 2020. Yet, despite these changes, there was a deficit in relevant telehealth readiness assessment, resources, and training that incorporated critical elements brought forth by the pandemic. This article describes the need for and provides a telehealth readiness assessment tool as a digital health strategy for health professional students, clinicians, and organizations to be prepared for patient care engagement during and beyond the pandemic.
立即采取公共卫生干预措施和解决方案，包括通过远程医疗提供虚拟的患者护理，以应对 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行。因此，美国卫生与公众服务部暂时取消了医疗保险远程医疗限制。自 2020 年 3 月以来，通过远程医疗提供护理的数量急剧增加。然而，尽管发生了这些变化，但在相关的远程医疗准备评估、资源和培训方面仍存在不足，这些培训没有纳入大流行带来的关键要素。本文介绍了在大流行期间和之后为患者提供护理做好准备的必要性，并提供了一个远程医疗准备评估工具，作为卫生专业学生、临床医生和组织的数字健康战略。
