This study aims to assess the challenges and factors that affect the use of telemedicine among elderly patients at a family medicine clinic in Iowa and selected Senior Living Communities in Iowa City.
Patient tool: communication access realtime translation (CART)
Fact sheet for hard of hearing patients to have equal access to communicate with communication access realtime translation that provides word-for-word transcription of spoken ligation done live.
How Telehealth Addresses the Needs of Vulnerable Elders
Case study facilitating understanding of how clinicians can collaborate with community organizations for in-home telehealth visits to improve outcomes.
Patient tool: Self-advocacy for Hard of Hearing
Fact sheet for those who are hard of hearing and how to self-advocate for their rights in the medical setting
ASL Interpreter: Interpreting On-Site for Telehealth Appointments
Manuscript informing interpreters of the different settings they may be required to interpret on behalf of the patient and or provider.
Early patient-centered outcomes research experience with the use of telehealth to address disparities: Scoping review
A paper discussing the preliminary lessons learned from research funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The research focused on populations at risk for health disparities, including low-income, minority, and rural communities.
Motivations, Barriers, And Capabilities For Telehealth Delivery Of Emergency Care Services
Learnings from a survey for EM providers providing understanding of telehealth usage in EDs, barriers to telehealth in emergency care, and how to motivate providers towards adoption.
Make The Most Of Your Telemedicine Visit: For Patients
Factsheet for patients to use in order to observe maximum benefit from telehealth services.
Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review
Scoping review that builds understanding of barriers and facilitators to the use of technology facilitated health care by older adults.
Accessibility of Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries
Cross sectional survey facilitating understanding of factors associated with accessibility of telehealth services for older adults using insights gathered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACOs’ Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Analysis of use of regulatory flexibilities and payment waivers by ACOs for efficient, effective, and convenient care delivery.
Communication With Older Adults in Times of a Pandemic: Practical Suggestions for the Health Care Professionals
Information on hearing loss in older adults, the effects of pandemic protections on communication, and facilitating professional-patient communication during COVID-19.