The use of telehealth has expanded into allergy care and immunology due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 92% of practices offering such services, according to a survey conducted through the AMA and the American College of Allergy, Asthma
“We seek to better understand physicians’ attitudes toward telehealth after the pandemic, whether there was sustained adoption and where there was more education and education opportunities,” said Tania Elliott, MD, FAAAI, FACAAI, president of the ACAAI Telehealth Working Group. Helium.
According to Elliott, who is also Ascension’s virtual care leader, the benefits of telehealth come with access, increased adherence to visits, patient and provider satisfaction, and the delivery of longitudinal care. But its drawbacks come with a lack of knowledge of telehealth resources and education for practices and patients, as well as a lack of a consistent generation experience for patients.
The organizations collaborated on an online survey of 136 allergists and immunologists (58% male; 57% Caucasian) conducted between November 1 and December 31, 2021. While providers committed to offering telehealth services, the CNAA found that barriers to their usearray
The surveyed population 61% suburban and 52% practice of a single specialty.
Of those telehealth practices, 97% conduct live audio-visual interactive telehealth visits, 59% use only phone or audio calls, and 16% use asynchronous telehealth, where clinical data is collected, stored, and sent elsewhere for evaluation.
Elliott said he hopes the generation will go beyond synchronous visits to come with more remote patient follow-up and asynchronous interactions.
Nearly one in five patient visits is done through telehealth, the ACAAI continued, and 68 percent of respondents said more than 75 percent of those visits are made with established patients.
Providers report telehealth to:
For popular telefitness platforms, 38% of respondents used Doxy. me, 33% used audio-only phone visits, 32% used Doximity Video, 25% used Zoom, 20% used electronic fitness record telefitness modules, and 30% used FaceTime.
Providers also reported a positive attitude toward telehealth, with 70% saying the generation has given patients greater access to care and partly thinking patients are happier with care. Similarly, 50% said telehealth allows them to provide high-quality care, 29% disagree, and 20% are neutral.
Access to technology, virtual literacy, and preference for in-person visits were the 3 most sensitive barriers patients perceived for telehealth. Among providers, lack of insurance policy and dubious reimbursement by the payer were the main barriers to the implementation and continuation of services.
In addition, CIAC found that knowledge of telehealth studies or more productive practices among providers was low and that resources and data can be disseminated more, while more telehealth studies are also needed.
Elliott said ACAAI telehealth through education and education resources, rapid practice control resources for hybrid care and case studies that highlight successful programs, adding synthetic intelligence.
Tania Elliott, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, can be reached in tania. elliott@nyulangone. org.
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