Genetic counselor experiences with telehealth before and after COVID‐19
| Autor: | Margaret A Ringler, Colleen Caleshu, Ian M. MacFarlane, Heather Zierhut, Rachel Mills |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Genetic Counselors' and Other Healthcare Providers' Experiences Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Genetic counseling education Genetic Counseling Telehealth COVID‐19 genetic counselors Humans Medicine Pandemics health care economics and organizations Genetics (clinical) Reimbursement Special Issue business.industry Direct patient care COVID-19 Patient preference Telemedicine Counselors Health Care Surveys Family medicine Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Genetic Counseling |
| ISSN: | 1573-3599 1059-7700 |
| Popis: | While genetic counselor (GC) utilization of telehealth has increased in recent years, the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic significantly accelerated the adoption of telehealth for many. We investigated GC experiences with telehealth including perceived advantages, disadvantages, and barriers using a one‐time online survey of GCs who provided direct patient care in recent years. The survey examined experiences with telehealth before and after the onset of COVID‐19. We made broad comparisons to findings from a similar study our research team conducted five years ago. GCs reported an increase in the utilization of telehealth over time, with significant increases from pre‐2017 (44%) to pre‐COVID‐19 (70%) and then to present (87%) (p |
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