Open AccessEnhancing Digital Empathy and Reimagining the Telehealth Experience
Author(s) -
Matthew Sakumoto,
Sarah Krug
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
telehealth and medicine today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2471-6960
DOI - 10.30953/tmt.v6.304
Subject(s) - telehealth , empathy , nursing , digital health , patient experience , psychology , telemedicine , internet privacy , health care , medicine , computer science , political science , social psychology , law
As telehealth is increasingly adopted across all care settings, it is important to understand how clinicians can adapt and respond to patient needs. Drawing from experiences of a virtual primary care physician and a patient advocate, this Perspectives editorial provides additional insights beyonds the telehealth basics for establishing digital empathy and a remote therapeutic connection.