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Telemedicine allows for effective communication between a medically complex cancer patient and his virtual hospital medical team

Good physician–patient communication is key for effective hospital care. We describe a patient diagnosed with an acute pulmonary embolism and bacteremia who was treated in a virtual hybrid hospital‐at‐home program. Constant communication with the virtual and in‐home healthcare teams enabled a unifie...

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Autores principales: Paulson, Margaret R., Torres‐Guzman, Ricardo A., Avila, Francisco R., Maita, Karla C., Forte, Antonio J., Butera, Julie E., Maniaci, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9552987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36245470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6456
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Sumario:Good physician–patient communication is key for effective hospital care. We describe a patient diagnosed with an acute pulmonary embolism and bacteremia who was treated in a virtual hybrid hospital‐at‐home program. Constant communication with the virtual and in‐home healthcare teams enabled a unified knowledge of the patient's wishes.