Visits of concern in child neurology telemedicine.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To characterize child neurology telemedicine visits flagged as requiring in-person evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

We analyzed 7130 audio-video telemedicine visits between March and November 2020. Visits of concern (VOCs) were defined as telemedicine visits where the clinical scenario necessitated in-person follow-up evaluation sooner than if the visit had been conducted in-person.

Results

VOCs occurred in 5% (333/7130) of visits for 292 individuals (148 females, 144 males). Providers noted technical challenges more often in VOCs (40%; 133/333) than visits without concern (non-VOCs) (28%; 1922/6797) (p < 0.05). The median age was younger in VOCs (9 years 3 months, interquartile range [IQR] 2 years 0 months-14 years 3 months) than non-VOCs (11 years

SUBMITTER: Prelack M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9998265 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature