Informing Use of Telehealth for Managing Chronic Conditions: Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Telehealth Use to Manage Heart Failure During COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Background The COVID-19 pandemic forced Veterans Health Administration facilities to rapidly adopt and deploy telehealth alternatives to provide continuity of care to veterans while minimizing physical contact. The impact of moving to virtual visits on patients with congestive heart failure (HF) is unknown. The goal of this study was to understand how patients with HF and their providers experienced the shift to telehealth for managing a chronic condition, and to inform best practices for continued telehealth use. Methods and Results We identified Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers with high telehealth use before COVID-19 and sites that were forced to adopt telehealth in response to COVID-19, and interviewed cardiology providers and veterans with HF about their experiences usin

SUBMITTER: Leonard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111499 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature