Telemedicine Can Support Measurable and High-Quality Epilepsy Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Am J Med Qual
; 36(1): 5-16, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1149968
ABSTRACT
Routine outpatient epilepsy care has shifted from in-person to telemedicine visits in response to safety concerns posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. But whether telemedicine can support and maintain standardized documentation of high-quality epilepsy care remains unknown. In response, the authors conducted a quality improvement study at a level 4 epilepsy center between January 20, 2019, and May 31, 2020. Weekly average completion proportion of standardized documentation used by a team of neurologists for adult patients for the diagnosis of epilepsy, seizure classification, and frequency were analyzed. By December 15, 2019, a 94% average weekly completion proportion of standardized epilepsy care documentation was achieved that was maintained through May 31, 2020. Moreover, during the period of predominately telemedicine encounters in response to the pandemic, the completion proportion was 90%. This study indicates that high completion of standardized documentation of seizure-related information can be sustained during telemedicine appointments for routine outpatient epilepsy care at a level 4 epilepsy center.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telemedicine
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Epilepsy
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Med Qual
Journal subject:
Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
01.JMQ.0000733444.71245.6c
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