COVID-19: Telehealth and Virtual Care

The use of telehealth among Medicare recipients rose 63-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic
The virtual nursing program instituted at MercyOne Des Moines (Iowa) during the COVID-19 pandemic yielded unexpected outcomes, including decreases in falls
A University of Missouri study of nursing care for patients with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes found telehealth significantly impacted nurses’ workloads.
A series of rural hospital and health system case studies containing lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is now available on the American Hospital Association
In a new American Health Association (AHA) podcast, two experts discuss how the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles used the 4Ms Framework for an Age-Friendly Health System during the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance its geriatric fracture program and telemedicine encounters.