McKnight's December 5, 2023
During the height of the COVID pandemic, telehealth experienced prolific skilled nursing penetration — jumping from 5% of all facilities in 2019 to nearly 92% in 2020. By mid-2020, it remained active in a little more than 60% of nursing homes, according to a JAMA Network Open study published this fall.
But telehealth continues to earn accolades for promoting greater access to doctors and improving outcomes and patient satisfaction for everything from stroke rehab to dementia care.
“The kind of services telehealth provides to patients are limitless,” said Kyle Zebley, senior vice president of the American Telemedicine Association, noting its use in therapy, diagnostics and even dialysis.
One promising application caught the interest of David Chess, MD, founder and chief...
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