Telemedicine

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid adoption of telemedicine among rheumatologists and a delaying of advanced treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

Telemedicine implementation resulted in significant savings in carbon emissions among patients with cancer through reduced driving to office visits, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Self-operated home diagnostic devices together with digital health care providers can help close the care gap between office visits for patients with age-related macular degeneration, a speaker here said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Remote patient monitoring for allergy and asthma treatment is here and will only grow in the future, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Congress has revealed a bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill that would extend Medicare telehealth provisions implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency until Dec. 31, 2024, according to the American Telemedicine Association.

The COVID-19 pandemic expanded the use of telemedicine, promoting wider access and continuity of care, including for people who live farther away from tertiary eye centers.

A novel virtual follow-up program helped manage minor ophthalmic emergencies through virtual visits, according to a study presented at Real World Ophthalmology.

After working with the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology for 3 decades, Kathleen May, MD, FACAAI, is excited to be taking its reins as president during its 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting, Nov. 10 to 14, in Louisville, Ky.

Adults with obesity who attended virtual pharmacotherapy visits had a similar weight loss compared with those who attended in-person visits, according to study presented here.

CHICAGO — Family physicians are effective in their classifications of diabetic retinopathy using a telemedicine program, according to a poster presented here.