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The Perceptions towards the Effectiveness of mHealth Applications during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Saudi Healthcare Providers

By Mira Maged Abu-Elenin, PhD, Fraheen Jaffery, Rewa Gelal, Ruba Alblaid, and Lujain Samarkandi, PhD

The use of the mHealth apps by health professionals could enhance the utilization and adoption by patients. These applications could increase care accessibility, improve health outcomes, and satisfaction with the provided services. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the utilization rate and...
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Evaluating Telemedicine Perception and Readiness among Healthcare Workers in Malaysia

By Wei Chern Ang, Karniza Khalid, Siti Zulaiha Che Hat, Amalina Anuar

Increased access to healthcare is a priority for public healthcare services. This study investigated healthcare workers’ perceptions and readiness to use telemedicine services.

Understanding the Effects of a Modified Theory of Planned Behavior That Includes Privacy and Security on Continuance Intention of Telehealth Services

By Diane Dolezel, PhD, MSCS, RHIA, CHDA; Barbara Hewitt, PhD

This study seeks to identify factors that encourage individuals to continue the intention of using telehealth. The authors extended the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) by examining constructs that could identify reasons individuals plan to continue using telehealth including security and...
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Changes in Patient Characteristics and Practice Outcomes of a Tele-Urgent Care Clinic Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Policy Expansions

By Saif Khairat, PhD, MPH; Yuxiao Yao, MSIS; Cameron Coleman, MD, MPS; Philip McDaniel, MA; Barbara Edson, RN, MBA; and Christopher M. Shea, PhD, MPA

The coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) has resulted in major changes in lifestyle practices and healthcare delivery. The goal of this study was to examine changes in practice and service outcomes in a telehealth program before and after the federal and private telehealth policy expansion...
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Telehealth in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review of the Literature

By Leila Beheshti, MSc; Leila R Kalankesh, PhD; Leila Doshmangir, PhD; and Mostafa Farahbakhsh, MD

The use of telehealth as a viable mobility to deliver quality services steadily increases in various levels of the health system. Despite the increasing use of telemedicine in secondary and tertiary health care services, there is a long way to go in the use of this technology in public health...
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Building Best Practices for Telehealth Record Documentation in the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Shannon H. Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA; Cathy A. Flite, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA; Susan L. Foster, EdD, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC; Thomas J. Hunt, PhD, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA; Angela Morey, PhD, RHIA, CPHIMS; Miland N. Palmer, PhD, MPH, RHIA; Jennifer Peterson, PhD, RHIA, CTR; Roberta Darnez Pope, MSHI, RHIT; Linda Sorensen, Ed.D., RHIA, CHPS

Telehealth services for patient visits have substantially surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, there is increased importance and demand for high-quality telehealth clinical documentation.