Pilot survey of adoption of telemedicine in Mohs surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal Article
| Authors: | Maruthur, M.; Lee, E.; Dusza, S.; Nehal, K.; Rossi, A. |
| Article Title: | Pilot survey of adoption of telemedicine in Mohs surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND The Covid-19 Pandemic prompted the widespread implementation of telemedicine across healthcare. OBJECTIVE To analyze telemedicine adoption by Mohs Micrographic surgeons (MMS) during the COVID-19 pandemic; to analyze the attitudes and perceived barriers to its long-term continuation by MMS practices. METHODS AND MATERIALS An online multiple-choice survey was distributed to members of the American College of Mohs Surgeons. RESULTS 86.1% of surveyed Mohs surgeons initiated telemedicine during the pandemic surge. The most common uses for telemedicine amongst respondents were post-surgery management (77.4%), “spot checks” (60.9%), and surgical consultations (59.1%). 73.1% report patients were receptive to telemedicine. 68.6% believe that telemedicine has a place in dermatologic surgery; 49.5% plan to incorporate telemedicine into their surgical practices long-term. Physical exam limitations, fitting telemedicine into practice workflow, and patient reception/patient training were viewed as the most significant barriers to long-term implementation. CONCLUSIONS While valuable use cases for telemedicine were identified with most Mohs surgeon respondents feeling that telemedicine has a place in their practices, there is uncertainty in how to implement telemedicine into the dermatologic surgery practice workflow. © 2022 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | patient satisfaction; postoperative care; organization and management; patient education; patient education as topic; questionnaire; pilot study; pilot projects; referral and consultation; attitude of health personnel; physical examination; mohs surgery; dermatology; health personnel attitude; patient referral; mohs micrographic surgery; prevention and control; telemedicine; workflow; humans; human; surveys and questionnaires; covid-19; sars-cov-2 |
| Journal Title: | Dermatologic Surgery |
| Volume: | 48 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 1076-0512 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2022-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 187 |
| End Page: | 190 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/dss.0000000000003352 |
| PUBMED: | 34923531 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 March 2022 -- Source: Scopus |
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