Telemedicine Foot and Ankle Visits in the COVID-19 Era.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic created a difficult environment to provide musculoskeletal care to patients with foot and ankle pathology given the limitations placed on in-office visits. Telemedicine offered a unique avenue to reach these patients; however, the efficacy of telemedicine visits in patients with foot and ankle pathology is not well studied. We propose a telemedicine protocol that has allowed us to effectively see and treat patients with foot and ankle pathology.

Methods

A 12-step standardized telemedicine protocol was created within the Foot and Ankle division that was used for seeing patients through telemedicine. Also included in this is previsit preparation and follow-up recommendations. Press Ganey surveys were retrospectively reviewed to understand patie

SUBMITTER: Labib SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702918 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature