Perspectives of Physicians with Experience in Nursing Home Care on Telehealth Use During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite expanded access to telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes (NHs) during the COVID-19 public health emergency, information on physicians' perspectives on the feasibility and challenges of telehealth provision for NH residents is lacking.

Objective

To examine physicians' perspectives on the appropriateness and challenges of providing telehealth in NHs.

Participants

Medical directors or attending physicians in NHs.

Approach

We conducted 35 semistructured interviews with members of the American Medical Directors Association from January 18 through January 29, 2021. Outcomes of the thematic analysis reflected perspectives of physicians experienced in NH care on telehealth use.

Main measures

The extent to which partic

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010241 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature