Breast Surgeons' Perspectives of Telehealth Visits for Breast Clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine has the potential to improve the quality of cancer care by improving access to care, but challenges with integrating telemedicine into surgical subspecialty practices exist. The objective of our study was to assess breast surgeons' use and perspectives of telemedicine.

Patients and methods

Surgeon members of the American Society of Breast Surgeons anonymously completed a REDCap survey that elicited surgeons' characteristics, telehealth experience over time, and perceived importance of physical exam. Descriptive statistics summarized surgeon characteristics. Chi-squared tests assessed the association between telehealth use and surgeon characteristics, and between physical exam importance and likelihood of future telehealth use.

Results

We includ

SUBMITTER: Dickerson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12494603 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature