The rules for online clinical engagement in the COVID era.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has generated a need to rapidly increase online consulting in secondary care, an area in which it has previously been underutilised. We sought to review the guidance on conducting remote consultations and found that while there is a large amount of information about the implementation of remote consultations at an organisation level, there is a paucity of high-quality papers considering the guidelines for online consultations alongside practical advice for their implementation at the individual level. We reviewed guidelines from reputable medical sources and generated practical advice to assist practitioners to perform safe and effective video consultation. Additionally, we noted reports in the literature of a lack of transparency and resulting confusion

SUBMITTER: Howgego G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7443055 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature