Performance Measures for Physicians Providing Clinical Care Using Telemedicine: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2023
Abstract
There has been an exponential growth in the use of telemedicine services to provide clinical care, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical care delivered via telemedicine has become a major and accepted method of health care delivery for many patients. There is an urgent need to understand quality of care in the telemedicine environment. This American College of Physicians position paper presents 6 recommendations to ensure the appropriate use of performance measures to evaluate quality of clinical care provided in the telemedicine environment.
Volume
176
Issue
5
First Page
694
Last Page
698
ISSN
1539-3704
Published In/Presented At
Qaseem, A., MacLean, C. H., Tierney, S., Cross, J. T., Jr, MacDonald, S. T., Goldzweig, C. L., Fitterman, N., Performance Measurement Committee of the American College of Physicians, Andrews, R., Basch, P., Mathew, S. M., McLean, R. M., Mount, C. A., Powell, R. E., & Saini, S. D. (2023). Performance Measures for Physicians Providing Clinical Care Using Telemedicine: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Annals of internal medicine, 176(5), 694–698. https://doi.org/10.7326/M23-0140
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
37068276
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article