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Telehealth and Patient Safety During the COVID-19 Response

Telemedicine and Patient Safety

 

May 2020

This PSNet Perspective discusses how telehealth, regardless of payer (Medicare, private insurance, etc.), is supporting both patient and provider safety during the COVID-19 crisis. Precautions that institutions can take to alleviate safety risks resulting from a rapid expansion of capabilities and use are also discussed.

INTERVIEW

In Conversation With... Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL and Neal Sikka, MD

Telemedicine and Patient Safety

 

May 2020

Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL is a Health Policy Fellow affiliated with the American Board of Family Medicine and the George Washington Medical Faculty Associates. Neal Sikka, MD is an Associate Professor and Attending Physician at George Washington Medical Faculty Associates and the Chief of the Innovative Practice and Telehealth Section of the Department of Emergency Medicine. We discussed with them how telehealth at GW is helping to protect patients and providers during the COVID-19 crisis.

PERSPECTIVE

Making Healthcare Safer III Report

March 2020

This perspective discusses the Making Healthcare Safer Report, what is new in the recently released third edition, and how the report can be used.

INTERVIEW

In Conversation With... Ann Gaffey and Bruce Spurlock, MD

March 2020

Ann D. Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM is the President of Healthcare Risk and Safety Strategies, LLC. Bruce Spurlock, MD is the President and CEO of Cynosure Health. We spoke with them about their role in the development of the Making Healthcare Safer III Report and what new information they think audiences will find particularly useful and interesting.

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