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- Other Policy Considerations
Healthcare providers must address these other policy, legal and regulatory issues when providing healthcare via telehealth during a pandemic: Consent Healthcare providers furnishing telehealth services must have procedures in place to comply with varyi …
- Policy Conclusions
Provider adoption of telehealth services prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was very low due to legacy legislative and regulatory restrictions on coverage and payment of services. As policymakers removed these constraints on payment during the PHE, adoptio …
- Policy References
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cer-216-telehealth-final-report.pdf Economic evaluation of pediatric telemedicine consultations to rural emergency departments. Sage Journals, 2015 Narasimhan M, Druss BG, Hockenberry JM, et …
- Pandemic Action Plan Technology Deep Dive
Current Technology Examples to Support Pandemic Response Examples of Their Use and Other References These technology examples align to the eleven critical areas of need for healthcare delivery in a pandemic identified in the Phase 1 – Draft Pandemic Ac …
- 1. Keeping Treatment Protocols Up to Date
A. Scientifically credible news sources Centers for Disease Control (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ European CDC https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19-pandemic Work Health Organization (WHO) https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stori …
- 2. & 3. Keep the Hospital Open/ Divert the Potentially Infected
A. APPs that allow remote screening for COVID-19 https://prahs.com/responding-to-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-more-ways-than-one https://www.spectrumhealth.org/covid19/spectrum-health-app-screening https://www.vivifyhealth.com/ https://bright.md/ https://w …
- 4. Replace/ Cover for Infected Staff, Provide Critical Care Staff Needs
A. Mixed reality technology to reduce exposure and provide a lifelike model to train staff to use telemedicine as well as training to use a hospital’s medical devices and systems. Microsoft https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/collections/hlgettingsta …
- 5. COVID-19 Containment In / For the Hospital/Clinic
A. Virtual waiting room, appointments, check-in, etc. https://www.clearwaveinc.com/ https://www.qless.com/ B. Disinfection robots https://pudurobotics.uk/ Examples/references https://www.ecri.org/Resources/In_the_News/Disinfection_Robots_A_Front-line_A …
- 6. Provide Urgent Care, Ongoing Care, Follow-Up Care
A. On-demand telemedicine providers and systems (See TTAC Direct to Consumer Telemedicine Guide for a more extensive list, detailed assessment and comparison (link below) https://www.confermed.com https://business.amwell.com/ https://www.teladoc.com/ h …
- 7. Provide Care at Home, Create the Ability to Rotate Patients Out of the Hospital
A. Remote patient management/monitoring https://www.vivifyhealth.com/campaigns/covid-19/ https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/covid-19 https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/services/population-health-management/patient-engagement/remote-patient-mon …