Telemedicine lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic: The augmented outpatient otolaryngology teleconsultation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Telemedicine use in otolaryngology waxed and waned during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the U.S. Assessing the patterns of telemedicine use and its perceived limitations during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 allows identification and correction of impediments to consistent telemedicine use by otolaryngologists.

Materials and methods

Full-time faculty of 2 academic otolaryngology departments in New York City were surveyed regarding their telemedicine use from March through August 2020 during the "first wave" of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on these findings, a method of "augmented outpatient otolaryngology teleconsultation" designed to enhance the quality of the physical examination was developed and employed from August to December 2020. Patients receiving this au

SUBMITTER: Sclafani AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7883738 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature