COVID-19 is catalyzing the adoption of teleneurology
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The coronavirus disease of 2019, or COVID-19, changed the world within a matter of weeks. The primary action to constrain the spread of the virus is social isolation. Given this public health principle, and the shortage of personal protective equipment during the global pandemic, all health care stakeholders need to reconsider the indications for face-to-face health care encounters in providing patient care. Which encounters are imperative and which ones can be switched to non–face-to-face care? What changes in laws, regulations, payment policies, and workflow are needed to enable this transition?1–3
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- Author response: COVID-19 is catalyzing the adoption of teleneurology
- Brad C. Klein, Neurologist, Abington Hospital, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University
- Neil A. Busis, Neurologist, NYU Langone Health, Department of Neurology
Submitted April 21, 2020 - Reader response: COVID-19 is catalyzing the adoption of teleneurology
- Nitin K. Sethi, Associate Professor of Neurology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center (New York City)
Submitted April 14, 2020
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