Scalability of Telemedicine Services in a Large Integrated Multispecialty Health Care System During COVID-19.

Authors :: Demaerschalk BM
Blegen RN
Ommen SR
Source :: Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association [Telemed J E Health] 2021 Jan; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 96-98. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 12.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Immediately before the pandemic, 300 enterprise Mayo Clinic physicians and advanced practice providers had performed a minimum of one video telemedicine consult in the preceding year. By July 15, 2020, the number of Mayo Clinic providers performing video telemedicine consults had risen to >6,500, reflecting a 2,000% increase. Through this pandemic, we have witnessed unprecedented growth in telemedicine utilization. The existing telemedicine system has proven to be scalable.

Subjects :: Humans
Monitoring, Ambulatory methods
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Specialization
Videoconferencing organization & administration
COVID-19 epidemiology
Telemedicine organization & administration

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1556-3669
Volume :: 27
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 32795147
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2020.0290

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