Study investigating an alternative approach for emergency care delivery comprised of skilled nursing facility-based telemedicine services provided by emergency physicians.
Ready or Not: Pivoting to Video Visits with Homebound Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Description of home-based primary care telemedicine intervention during COVID-19 in a program for homebound chronically ill older adults.
Rapid Integration of Home Telehealth Visits Amidst COVID-19: What Do Older Adults Need to Succeed?
Pilot study identifying patient-perceived barriers to integrating home telehealth visits during COVID-19 in a VA renal clinic.
Optimizing telehealth pain care after COVID-19
Commentary proposing comprehensive research, education, and policy agenda for implementing and optimizing telehealth pain management using learnings from COVID-19.
Impact of Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 on Health in Older People: Mental and Physical Effects and Recommendations
Understanding how COVID-19 and other pandemics can impact feelings of social isolation in older adults with recommendations for providers, caregivers, and patients.
Home Video Visits: Two-Dimensional View of the Geriatric 5M’s
Physician describes their process of investigating the geriatric 5 M’s (mind, mobility, medications, multicomplexity, what matters most) in home video visits.
Rapid Telehealth-Centered Response to COVID-19 Outbreaks in Postacute and Long-Term Care Facilities
Study informing PA/LTC facilities and neighboring health care partners on how to collaboratively utilize telehealth-centered strategies to improve outcomes in facility outbreaks.
Utilizing Telehealth Technology to Reduce Social Isolation and Depression in Seniors
Implementation of telehealth senior care visits to reduce social isolation by decreasing feelings of loneliness and depression as measured by the UCLA loneliness and PHQ-2, and PHQ-9 screening tools.
Telehealth Provider tool: How to communicate with Your Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind Patient.
Fact sheet informing providers how to communicate with patients who may be Deaf, Hard of Hearing or DeafBlind.
Telehealth Provider tool: How to talk on the phone to a caller who is Hard of Hearing
Fact sheet listing how to talk directly on the phone with someone who is Hard of Hearing
A Practical Approach to Assessing and Mitigating Loneliness and Isolation in Older Adults
Manuscript providing a framework for individuals working with older adults to understand isolation and social connection, describe the ways loneliness affects health, and create a framework for documenting these experiences.
Commentary from Veteran’s Affairs geriatrician with tips on using telemedicine to improve care in the primary care setting for older adults.