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  • Healthcare Management
  • Public Health
  • Telemedicine

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  • The World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.
  • Healthcare organizations rapidly adapted services to address the global health emergency.
  • Containment strategies led to a significant shift towards virtual patient assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance and benefits of virtual patient evaluation.
  • To underscore the need for adapting healthcare services during a pandemic.
  • To validate remote patient assessment as a viable care model.

Main Methods:

  • Review of containment strategies implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Analysis of the shift towards virtual or remote patient assessment.
  • Examination of previous adoption of virtual patient evaluation in various medical specialities.

Main Results:

  • Virtual patient evaluation has been adopted across multiple medical and surgical specialities.
  • This approach yields safe and efficient patient care pathways.
  • Positive Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and patient satisfaction rates are associated with virtual reviews.

Conclusions:

  • The Covid-19 pandemic emphasized the critical need for virtual patient assessment models.
  • Virtual care offers a beneficial alternative or supplement to traditional face-to-face consultations.
  • This care model is essential for maintaining healthcare services during global health emergencies.