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

Demaerschalk, Bart M; Blegen, Rebecca N; Ommen, Steve R

Demaerschalk, Bart M; Blegen, Rebecca N; Ommen, Steve R.

Demaerschalk BM; Center for Connected Care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Blegen RN; Center for Connected Care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Ommen SR; Center for Connected Care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Telemed J E Health ; 27(1): 96-98, 2021 01.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1066236

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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.

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

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e-health; emergency medicine/teletrauma; telemedicine; teleneurology

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Telemedicine / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Telemed J E Health Journal subject: Medical Informatics / Health Services Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Tmj.2020.0290

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