Rapid Integration of Home Telehealth Visits Amidst COVID-19: What Do Older Adults Need to Succeed?

Chelsea E HawleyNicole GenoveseMontgomery T OwsianyLaura K TriantafylidisLauren R MooAmy M LinskyJennifer L SullivanJulie M Paik

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

We identified patient-perceived barriers to home telehealth visits and classified patients into four phenotypes based on these barriers. Using principles of implementation science, our home telehealth pilot addressed these barriers, and all patients successfully completed a visit. Future study is needed to understand methods to deploy larger-scale efforts to integrate home telehealth visits into the care of older adults.

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