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Connecting the World of Healthcare Virtually: A Scoping Review on Virtual Care Delivery
Virtual care extends beyond the walls of healthcare organizations to provide care at a distance. Although virtual care cannot be regarded as a solution for all health-related inquiries, it provides another care delivery channel for specific patient populations with appointments that do not require i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544348/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34683005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101325 |
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author | Li, Cindy (Zhirui) Borycki, Elizabeth M. Kushniruk, Andre W. |
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description | Virtual care extends beyond the walls of healthcare organizations to provide care at a distance. Although virtual care cannot be regarded as a solution for all health-related inquiries, it provides another care delivery channel for specific patient populations with appointments that do not require in-person physical examinations or procedures. A scoping review was conducted to define the meaning of virtual care, understand how virtual care has influenced the healthcare industry and is being expanded to complement the existing healthcare system, and describe the outcomes of using virtual care for patients and providers. Findings from the scoping review suggest that virtual care encompasses the provision of care using advanced video conferencing technology to support remote care that takes place between patients and providers and the use of virtual reality technology to simulate care environments. Some of virtual care’s use in healthcare includes application to pain and anxiety management, virtual consultations and follow-up visits, rehabilitation and therapy services, outpatient clinics, and emergency services. Lastly, from a provider and patient perspective, while both saw benefits of virtual care and scored the service relatively high on satisfaction after using virtual care, the greatest barrier to using virtual care may be technological challenges. |
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spelling | pubmed-85443482021-10-26 Connecting the World of Healthcare Virtually: A Scoping Review on Virtual Care Delivery Li, Cindy (Zhirui) Borycki, Elizabeth M. Kushniruk, Andre W. Healthcare (Basel) Review Virtual care extends beyond the walls of healthcare organizations to provide care at a distance. Although virtual care cannot be regarded as a solution for all health-related inquiries, it provides another care delivery channel for specific patient populations with appointments that do not require in-person physical examinations or procedures. A scoping review was conducted to define the meaning of virtual care, understand how virtual care has influenced the healthcare industry and is being expanded to complement the existing healthcare system, and describe the outcomes of using virtual care for patients and providers. Findings from the scoping review suggest that virtual care encompasses the provision of care using advanced video conferencing technology to support remote care that takes place between patients and providers and the use of virtual reality technology to simulate care environments. Some of virtual care’s use in healthcare includes application to pain and anxiety management, virtual consultations and follow-up visits, rehabilitation and therapy services, outpatient clinics, and emergency services. Lastly, from a provider and patient perspective, while both saw benefits of virtual care and scored the service relatively high on satisfaction after using virtual care, the greatest barrier to using virtual care may be technological challenges. MDPI 2021-10-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8544348/ /pubmed/34683005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101325 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Li, Cindy (Zhirui) Borycki, Elizabeth M. Kushniruk, Andre W. Connecting the World of Healthcare Virtually: A Scoping Review on Virtual Care Delivery |
title | Connecting the World of Healthcare Virtually: A Scoping Review on Virtual Care Delivery |
title_full | Connecting the World of Healthcare Virtually: A Scoping Review on Virtual Care Delivery |
title_fullStr | Connecting the World of Healthcare Virtually: A Scoping Review on Virtual Care Delivery |
title_full_unstemmed | Connecting the World of Healthcare Virtually: A Scoping Review on Virtual Care Delivery |
title_short | Connecting the World of Healthcare Virtually: A Scoping Review on Virtual Care Delivery |
title_sort | connecting the world of healthcare virtually: a scoping review on virtual care delivery |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544348/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34683005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101325 |
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