The context and delivery of medicine in society is ever changing. On this page we have provided resources to help connect you with some of those changes particularly as they relate to learners and new modalities of care delivery. The COVID 19 pandemic required a rapid pivot to telehealth and new resources for incorporating learners in that environment and making the most of telehealth clinical learning are in development locally, nationally and internationally. The broad scope of digital health includes categories such as mobile health (mHealth), health information technology (IT), wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, and personalized medicine. Telemedicine—sometimes used interchangeably with telehealth—refers specifically to remote clinical services that focus on a curative aspect of care. In contrast, telehealth is broader in scope and includes disease prevention and digital health promotion—as well as curative care.
Just In Time
These Just In Time resources are ideal if you only have a couple of minutes to start finding out about Digital Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine.
Telehealth Communication: “Quick Tips” & “Quick Tips— Demo”
Source: Academy of Communication in Healthcare
Calvin Chou, MD, PhD, describes 5 quick tips to enhance virtual communication with patients. Then in Part 2 of the playlist, he demonstrates how to use these tips in practice. Share this with your learners to help them prepare for video encounters.
Additional Resources:
AMA Digital Practice Management. Jul 10. 2020.
Remove logistics hurdles; create new skills; make the most of technology; and meet the moment as you incorporate telemedicine into clinical training.
A quick guide to gendered perspectives on patient and provider video communication.
This guide will help faculty, residents, and other team members teaching medical students in Phases 2 and 3 who may be using telehealth for ambulatory care.
This guide will help faculty, residents, and other team members teaching medical students in Phases 2 and 3 who may be using telehealth for inpatient care.
Learn from Bruce Baranski, MD how to prepare for faculty and learner telehealth visits with patients. [Please note that access may require netID login]
*Please feel free to use, modify and distribute these telehealth guides as helpful. Contact Amy Stickford Becker (aebecker@wisc.edu) if you have any questions, suggestions or ideas how to better support faculty development in this area.
Deeper Dive
If you have more time to invest, these Deeper Dive resources are longer and/or more in depth so you can gain a deeper understanding of Digital Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine.
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AAMC Innovations in Health Technology: Telehealth (link)
Innovations in Health Technology: Telehealth
This collection of resources:
- Shares learnings across academic medicine about telehealth implementation and training; and
- Provides regulatory support for telehealth at health care institutions, including education about recent updates;
- Highlights how the AAMC and its members are implementing and using telehealth to provide high-quality care and improve access;
- Uncovers insights from research and other literature about the impact of telehealth on access and workforce.
AAMC New and Emerging Areas in Medicine Series: Telehealth Competencies (pdf)
AAMC New and Emerging Areas in Medicine Series: Telehealth Competencies
This competency chart is designed for residents and early-career physicians to help ascertain their proficiency in the following telehealth domains: Patient Safety and Appropriate Use of Telehealth; Data Collection and Assessment via Telehealth; Communication via Telehealth; Ethical Practices and Legal Requirements for Telehealth; Technology For Telehealth; Access and Equity In Telehealth.
AMA Ed Hub Telemedicine [CME] (link)
AMA Ed Hub offers several self-paced CME course to learn how to use digital tools more effectively to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients. Enhance your understanding of how to care for patients remotely. Explore the latest in telemedicine with these AMA Ed Hub courses:
AMA Digital Health Implementation Playbook (link)
AMA Digital Health Implementation Playbook
Key steps, best practices and resources to accelerate the adoption and scale of digital health solutions.
See also this AMA Telehealth Quick Guide
AMA Tips for Incorporating Telemedicine into Clinical Training (pdf)
4 tips for incorporating telemedicine into clinical training
American Medical Association (AMA)
Summarizes four key points to assist with including learners in telemedicine visits from a webinar on “Engaging Learners in Telemedicine Visits: Workflows to Support Teaching, Feedback and Billing”.
Presenter(s): Heather Billings, PhD, Julian Genkins, MD, Eric Johnson, MD, Benjamin Li, MD, Sherry Smith, MS, CPA
AMA Practice Management Digital Health (link)
AMA Practice Management Digital Health
Explore topics, tools, and resources in Digital Health. There are new publications and videos added frequently and you can filter by multiple sub-section areas (eg. COVID-19 Telehealth Guidance).
See also this Digital Health Daily Update: Educators Discuss Integrating Telehealth in Student Curriculum
U-Connect MyChart Video Appointments (link)
U-Connect MyChart Video Appointments
[Please note that access may require campus VPN login]
This guide outlines the steps for adding participants to MyChart Video Appointments, describing the various methods to meet with the patient, the technical start up guide, as well as overall functionality in Health Link.
See also this FAQ page for common queries regarding video appointments.
Emory Healthcare Telehealth Training (pdf)
Emory Healthcare Telehealth Training
Following this module you will be learn to describe the stages of a telehealth encounter, and determine the optimal set-up for your technical equipment.
Hopkins Medicine General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit (pdf)
Hopkins Medicine General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
This document contains electronic links to reliable sources of information regarding telehealth and telemedicine. Most of the information is directed towards providers who may want to establish a permanent telemedicine program. There are specific documents identified that will be useful in choosing telemedicine vendors, initiating a telemedicine program, monitoring patients remotely, and developing documentation tools.
IDHI Digital Health Curriculum—Introduction (link)
IDHI Digital Health Curriculum—Introduction
Divided into three sections, this course will cover:
- “What is digital health and how does it differ from telemedicine and telehealth?”
- Patient and physician’s digital health dynamics.
- Digital health from physicians’ perspectives.
Telehealth During COVID-19—Does Everyone Have Equal Access?
Telehealth During COVID-19—Does Everyone Have Equal Access?
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2020 Nov 11; 177(11): 1093–4.
Letter to the editor which raises patient access concerns.
Author(s): Ashwini Nadkarni, MD, Victoria Hasler, PhD, Christopher G. AhnAllen, PhD, Hermioni L. Amonoo, MD, MPP, David W. Green, MD, Nomi C. Levy-Carrick, MD, M.Phil, Leena Mittal, MD
Variation In Telemedicine Use And Outpatient Care During The COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States
Variation In Telemedicine Use And Outpatient Care During The COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States
An examination of the varied impact of COVID-19 across various medical specialties, patient demographics, and conditions.
Video Visit Best Practices
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Learn from Peter Kleinschmidt, MD how to optimize your video visits while creating a good experience for patients.