The utilization of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic: An American Pediatric Surgical Association survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, with liberal reimbursement policies, resulted in increased use of video conferencing (hereby described as telehealth) for patient care. To better understand the impact on pediatric surgeons and their patients, we surveyed members of the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) regarding telehealth use prior to and during the pandemic.

Methods

An iteratively developed survey was sent to all active, non-trainee surgeons within APSA during March 2021.

Results

Of 247 responses (23% response rate), 154 (62%) began using telehealth during the pandemic. In addition to the 101 (60.5%) respondents who felt telehealth had a positive impact on their clinical practice, 161 (74.2%) felt that it had a positive

SUBMITTER: Shah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8828297 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature