Half of clinical leaders surveyed say telehealth has increased quality of care

McKnight's September 16, 2021
Alicia Lasek

Most post-acute care leaders are dissatisfied with their current clinician provider coverage, but some say that virtual care such as telehealth has helped them to increase care quality, according to a new survey.

The survey, from virtual health provider TeleHealth Solution, queried a pool of 100 respondents, nearly half of whom were nursing leaders (48%), along with CEOs and CFOs, and 35% of whom represented post-acute skilled nursing facilities. The other respondents hailed from critical access hospitals and rural acute care hospitals.

Almost 70% of post-acute respondents said they experience wait times of more than 10 minutes after an acute change in a resident’s condition, and 80% reported being dissatisfied with the level of access to providers. Notably, neurologists —...

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