Open AccessTelehealth Utilization in Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in Orthopaedic Surgery
Author(s) -
Robert L. Parisien,
Max Shin,
Michael Constant,
Bryan M. Saltzman,
Xinning Li,
William N. Levine,
David P. Trofa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.343
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1095-8762
pISSN - 1067-151X
DOI - 10.5435/jaaos-d-20-00339
Subject(s) - telehealth , pandemic , medicine , covid-19 , service (business) , telemedicine , medical emergency , family medicine , disease , nursing , health care , business , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , political science , marketing , pathology , outbreak , law
The purpose of this investigation is to assess the current utilization of telehealth capabilities at academic orthopaedic departments in the United States and to determine how practice patterns have been directly influenced by the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic.