Certified Examination Assistants in the Age of Telemedicine: A Blueprint Through Neurology.

ABSTRACT: The optimal approach to a clinical physical examination via telemedicine is still being explored. The medical community has no standardized or widely followed criteria for telemedicine examinations, so a broad spectrum of approaches is used. Unfortunately, the need for telemedicine is outpacing physical examination validation research. Given that certain specialties have been using telemedicine longer than others, lessons from those specialties might aid in developing standardized protocols for telemedicine. Neurology has been at the forefront of telemedicine use, initially through stroke care and later in multiple subspecialties. We present a framework for optimizing the history taking and physical examination process via telemedicine based on our experience in neurology. This mainly incl

SUBMITTER: Bragin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8529478 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature