Telehealth in outpatient management of kidney transplant recipients during COVID‐19 pandemic in New York

The New York metropolitan region was an early epicenter of the COVID‐19 pandemic. The New York State stay‐at‐home order forced hospitals and health care providers to rethink care algorithms as in‐person visits became infeasible or unsafe. In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, the kidney transplant p...

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Published in:Clinical Transplantation 2020-12, Vol.34 (12), p.e14097-n/a
Main Authors: Chang, Jae‐Hyung, Diop, Mohamed, Burgos, Yvonne L., Blackstock, Daryle M., Fernandez, Hilda E., Morris, Heather K., Dube, Geoffrey K., Crew, Russell John, Mohan, Sumit, Husain, Syed Ali, Cohen, David J., Tsapepas, Demetra S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Care - methods
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Female
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Male
Middle Aged
New York City - epidemiology
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Pandemics
Physical Distancing
Postoperative Care - methods
Telemedicine - methods
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Summary:The New York metropolitan region was an early epicenter of the COVID‐19 pandemic. The New York State stay‐at‐home order forced hospitals and health care providers to rethink care algorithms as in‐person visits became infeasible or unsafe. In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, the kidney transplant program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center rapidly implemented a telehealth program that offers virtual visits for ambulatory patients.
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/ctr.14097