COVID-19 transforms health care through telemedicine: Evidence from the field

• Published in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 1132 - 1135
• Main Authors: Mann, Devin M, Chen, Ji, Chunara, Rumi, Testa, Paul A, Nov, Oded
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care - methods; Ambulatory Care - trends; Betacoronavirus; Case Report; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - therapy; COVID-19; Humans; Middle Aged; New York City - epidemiology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - therapy; SARS-CoV-2; Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data; Telemedicine - trends; Young Adult; New York City; COVID-19; remote patient monitoring; telemedicine; ambulatory care

Abstract This study provides data on the feasibility and impact of video-enabled telemedicine use among patients and providers and its impact on urgent and nonurgent healthcare delivery from one large health system (NYU Langone Health) at the epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outb...