Exploring the use and challenges of implementing virtual visits during COVID-19 in primary care and lessons for sustained use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly transformed how healthcare is delivered to limit the transmission of the virus. This descriptive cross-sectional study explored the current use of virtual visits in providing care among primary care providers in southwestern Ontario during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the anticipated level of utilization post-pandemic. It also explored clinicians' perceptions of the available support tools and resources and challenges to incorporating virtual visits within primary care practices.

Methods

Primary care physicians and nurse practitioners currently practicing in the southwestern part of Ontario were invited to participate in an online survey. The survey invite was distributed via email, different social media platforms,

SUBMITTER: Mohammed HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8224904 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature