What’s the proper patient ‘dosing’ of telehealth? 5 things to know

Becker's Healthcare May 7, 2021
Jackie Drees

With the rapid adoption of telehealth over the past year, West Virginia University researchers are exploring patient trends to decipher the appropriate number of visits and lengths patients should partake, according to a May 7 news release.

Five things to know:

1. For the study, published in E-Health Telecommunication Systems and Networks, a team of WVU researchers completed a systematic review of studies that explored telehealth and chronic conditions.

2. The review included “quasi-experimental” tests and randomized controlled trials encompassing three types of telehealth services: synchronous (real-time videoconferencing), asynchronous (exchanging messages) and remote patient monitoring (reviewing readings from devices like glucometers).

3. Regardless of the form telehealth took, the researchers found it produced...

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