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Telehealth Benefits and Barriers

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Gajarawala, Shilpa N., Pelkowski, Jessica N.·2021·The Journal for Nurse Practitioners

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Telehealth includes health care services provided using audio and video technology. Telehealth was originally developed to provide basic care to rural and underserved patients. Higher rates of use of telehealth are now standard in many practices since the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Increasing emphases on patient satisfaction, providing efficient and quality care, and minimizing costs have also led to higher telehealth implementation. Patients and providers have enjoyed the benefits of telehealth, but widespread adoption has been hindered by regulatory, legal, and reimbursement barriers. Recent legislative initiatives have advocated for further telehealth advancements, especially with the rapid implementation of telehealth in the times of coronavirus disease 2019.

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  • Research has found that other telehealth-related perceptions (eg, privacy concerns), the specific characteristics of different teledelivered services, and contextual factors could be important determinants for those intentions.

    “Research has found that other telehealth-related perceptions (eg, privacy concerns), the specific characteristics of different teledelivered services (eg, expected durations and schedules of the services, the necessity to use cameras for the services, group- and individual-based delivery), and contextual factors (eg, severity of the pandemic situation, availability of specific types of teledeliver”

    From Applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology to Identify Factors Associated With Intention to Use Teledelivered Supportive Care Among Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Survivors During COVID-19 in Hong Kong: Cross-Sectional Survey (2024) · cites this paper as [57]

    The “Patient Privacy and Confidentiality” section identifies privacy concerns as a barrier to telehealth acceptance, and the Abstract describes contextual barriers such as limited internet bandwidth and changes during COVID-19. The passages do not establish that service duration, scheduling, camera use, or group versus individual delivery determine intentions to use telehealth. Page numbers are not provided for these passages. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Prescription and monitoring of individually tailored exercise programs remains an ongoing challenge for health care professionals.

    “the prescription and monitoring of individually tailored exercise programs remains an ongoing challenge for HCPs [18-22].”

    From Exploring the Feasibility of Digital Voice Assistants for Delivery of a Home-Based Exercise Intervention in Older Adults With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Randomized Controlled Trial (2024) · cites this paper as [19]

    The Data Accuracy and Misdiagnosis section discusses unreliable telehealth measurements, and the Conclusion discusses remote monitoring generally. Neither addresses the prescription or monitoring of individually tailored exercise programs. Searches for exercise programs and remote rehabilitation found no passage on that claim. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  • Certain experts raise various malpractice liability concerns including informed consent, rules and procedures for treatments that meet the classical and appropriate standard of care, supervision of care providers, and the availability of professional liability insurance coverage specific to telecare use.

    “Finally, certain experts raise various malpractice liability concerns including informed consent, rules and procedures for treatments that meet the classical and appropriate standard of care, supervision of care providers, and the availability of professional liability insurance coverage specific to telecare use [43,44,45].”
  • As telehealth usage develops, the risk of fraud and misuse will increase, necessitating rigorous legislation to keep the operations legitimate and correct.

    “As telehealth usage develops, so will the risk of fraud and misuse, necessitating rigorous legislation to keep the operations legitimate and correct [44,45].”

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  1. [6]6. Smith E. American telemedicine association applauds landmark expansion of Medicare telehealth coverage. American Telemedicine Association. September 20, 2018. https://www.americantelemed.org/press-releases/american- telemedicine-association-applauds-landmark-expansion-of-medicare-telehealth- coverage/. Accessed August 15, 2020.

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Authors
Gajarawala, S. N., & Pelkowski, J. N.
Venue
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-02
Volume
17
Issue
2
Pages
218-221
ISSN
1555-4155 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3094347363
Cited by
987
References
12
Citations by year
2026: 144 · 2025: 237 · 2024: 277 · 2023: 185 · 2022: 106 · 2021: 36 · 2018: 1
FWCI
61.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Healthcare Systems and Technology
Keywords
telemedicine, telehealth adoption barriers, COVID-19 pandemic, rural health care, underserved populations, reimbursement barriers, health care legislation, patient satisfaction, nurse practitioners

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