Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T107 |
0-10 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Telehealth |
T108 |
11-185 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Nearly all respondents (90%) indicated a willingness to use telehealth in some capacity; only 2% said that they had not used telehealth and did not plan to use it (Figure 6). |
T109 |
186-275 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Many respondents had experienced benefits of telehealth over in-person clinic encounters. |
T110 |
276-593 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The benefits included improved access, decreased no-show rates, observations of the home environment, participation of families/caregivers, general efficiency of the visits, flexibility for patients and providers, enhanced integration with multidisciplinary teams, and increased access to psychosocial care providers. |
T111 |
594-881 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Respondents also reported that their recent telemedicine experience demonstrates that much of pertinent examinations for epilepsy care, especially for follow-up visits, can be done with telehealth (eg, mental status, gait, coordination, cranial nerves, nystagmus, and ataxia evaluation). |
T112 |
882-1044 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Problems identified by respondents included technical difficulties, lack of physical contact, and inability to perform diagnostic monitoring and laboratory tests. |
T113 |
1045-1054 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Figure 6. |
T114 |
1056-1092 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Telehealth during COVID-19 pandemic. |
T115 |
1093-1179 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Certain patient populations emerged as likely to particularly benefit from telehealth. |
T116 |
1180-1388 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This included patients living far away from clinics, needing to take extended time off from work to attend clinic visits, with disabilities and requiring transportation, or living in extended care facilities. |
T117 |
1389-1662 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This survey also suggested that the most vulnerable patients are negatively affected by the use of telehealth services, in that the lack of internet access and/or video-capable device has resulted in suboptimal interaction or necessitated an in-person visits to the clinic. |
T118 |
1663-1990 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The Veterans Administration’s Epilepsy Centers of Excellence longstanding experience with telehealth was cited as a model for utilization of telemedicine for providing direct patient care, reading EEG studies remotely or reviewing them for quality assurance, and provider-to-provider consultation in treating epilepsy patients. |
T119 |
1991-2090 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The survey respondents emphasized concerns regarding continued reimbursement for telehealth visits. |
T120 |
2091-2212 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Many respondents wanted advocacy for continued reimbursement parity for telemedicine visits compared to in-person visits. |