Health care utilization and outcomes of patients seen by virtual urgent care versus in-person emergency department care
Background: Virtual urgent care (VUC) is intended to support diversion of patients with low-
acuity complaints and reduce the need for in-person emergency department visits. We …
acuity complaints and reduce the need for in-person emergency department visits. We …
Evaluation of patient experience during virtual and in-person urgent care visits: time and cost analysis
Urgent care (UC) is one of the fastest growing venues of health care delivery for
nonemergent conditions. This study compared the patient experience during virtual and in …
nonemergent conditions. This study compared the patient experience during virtual and in …
[HTML][HTML] Demographic characteristics, outcomes and experience of patients using virtual urgent care services from 14 emergency department led sites in Ontario
Introduction As part of the COVID-19 pandemic response, the Ontario Ministry of Health
funded a virtual care pilot program intended to support emergency department (ED) …
funded a virtual care pilot program intended to support emergency department (ED) …
Virtual vs traditional care settings for low-acuity urgent conditions: An economic analysis of cost and utilization using claims data
T Lovell, J Albritton, J Dalto… - … of telemedicine and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background On-demand, direct-to-consumer video (or virtual) visits represent one of the
fastest growing telemedicine services. Due to the absence of an in-person physical …
fastest growing telemedicine services. Due to the absence of an in-person physical …
[HTML][HTML] Using Virtual Emergency Medicine Clinicians as a Health System Entry Point (Virtual First): Cross-Sectional Survey Study
J Potter, D Watson Gans, A Gardner, J O'Neill… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use and acceptance of telemedicine.
Simultaneously, emergency departments (EDs) have experienced increased ED boarding …
Simultaneously, emergency departments (EDs) have experienced increased ED boarding …
The impact of virtual care in an emergency department observation unit
Study objective (s) We report the impact of telemedicine virtual rounding in emergency
department observation units (EDOU) on the effectiveness, safety, and cost relative to …
department observation units (EDOU) on the effectiveness, safety, and cost relative to …
[HTML][HTML] Designs, facilitators, barriers, and lessons learned during the implementation of emergency department led virtual urgent care programs in Ontario, Canada
JN Hall, AD Ackery, KN Dainty, PS Gill, R Lim… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Virtual patient care has seen incredible growth since the beginning of the COVID-19
pandemic. To provide greater access to safe and timely urgent care, in the fall of 2020, the …
pandemic. To provide greater access to safe and timely urgent care, in the fall of 2020, the …
[CITATION][C] Virtual emergency department: It is not all in the name
A Staib, S Gourley - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Telemedicine and digital technologies have been supporting the provision of emergency
care for more than 20 years. Recent technological advances enabling ubiquitous, high …
care for more than 20 years. Recent technological advances enabling ubiquitous, high …
Implementing a virtual emergency department to avoid unnecessary emergency department presentations
JT Kelly, N Mitchell, KL Campbell… - Emergency Medicine …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective EDs are necessary for urgent health concerns; however, many physical ED visits
could be better treated in alternate settings. The present study aimed to describe the …
could be better treated in alternate settings. The present study aimed to describe the …
The value of an emergency medicine virtual observation unit
EM Hayden, BG Grabowski, EB Kishen… - Annals of Emergency …, 2024 - Elsevier
Study objective We implemented a virtual observation unit in which emergency department
(ED) patients receive observation-level care at home. Our primary aim was to compare this …
(ED) patients receive observation-level care at home. Our primary aim was to compare this …