Study Identifies Oncology Health Professionals’ Conflicting Perceptions of Telehealth
February 23rd 2021The results of a study on telehealth give insight into both the potential barriers and possible benefits of these services, which have been widely utilized since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telehealth Mitigated Negative Impact on Urologic Oncologic Appointments During COVID-19 Pandemic
December 3rd 2020Research presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology found organized telehealth systems effectively lessened the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on appointment cancellations.
Telemedicine Multidisciplinary Clinic Yields High Patient Satisfaction, Provides Access to Care
December 3rd 2020A telemedicine Multidisciplinary Urologic Cancer Clinic at the University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance conducted video visits, inducing high patient satisfaction, sparing substantial travel burden and providing individuals access to multidisciplinary urologic cancer care.
Black and Hispanic Patients Use Telehealth Less Than White Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic
October 13th 2020Researchers indicated it is important to recognize these disparities that exist among racial and ethnic minorities in order to ensure routine and follow-up cancer care is delivered, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In-Person Visits More Costly, Time Consuming for Rural Patients Than Telemedicine Visits
July 15th 2020Data from an abstract presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program found that in-person visits at the University of Washington Urology Clinic were more time consuming and expensive for out-of-state patients and patients living in rural areas than telemedicine visits.