During the coronavirus outbreak, many public health experts see a role for technology to keeping the so-called 'worried well' out of the hospital. In recent weeks, many hospitals have been adding coronavirus to their list of conditions that can be screened for virtually.
The coronavirus is continuing its spread across the United States, prompting fears that hospitals will soon become overwhelmed.
General view of a hospital where health officers, wearing masks and special protective suits, take care of a patient infected by the coronavirus at a hospital in Tehran, Iran on March 02, 2020.Sutter Health, a Northern California hospital chain, emailed its patients over the weekend of March 7 to encourage them to use a new online tool if they have symptoms resembling the coronavirus.
It went live March 7, and the video service immediately started getting booked up quickly, with most slots taken by noon. Many hospital execs are turning to telemedicine and other virtual care offerings to stem the flood of patients. That strategy is in line with guidance from both hospital associations and public health organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their advice to is to assess people who are worried about their symptoms remotely, then keep patients with mild symptoms at home, but monitor them closely via check-ins.
Likewise, Chan sees an opportunity for telemedicine to have its moment as more people start to use it. "It's critical for hospitals like ours to load balance," he said. "We need to figure out who needs to be tested and who needs to be seen, as we're going to be taking care of a lot of people."Smaller hospitals are scrambling to ensure that their doctors and nurses have sufficient supplies.
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