Emergency Telemedicine And Disaster Response Resources
Emergency Telemedicine and DisasterResponse ResourcesUCompiled by Michael Edwards, PhD, Northeast Telehealth Resource Center, October 20, 2020Note: Resources on U.S. programs have state codes in red placed at end of reference.Note: for ED telestroke applications, request our separate webliography at NETRC.orgExplore the NETRC Resource Library at http://www.netrc.org/resources.phpNavigation Table (use Control Select to jump to topic)Hospital to Hospital or Specialist Services--Policies and reimbursement--Guidelines and best practices--Demonstrations and research studiesPre-hospital Triage, Diversion, orPrevention Strategies--Reviews and policy resources--Demonstrations and research studiesBehavioral Health--Reviews and guidelines--Demonstrations and research studiesTelemedicine for Disaster Response--COVID-19 pandemic--Other disastersHospital to Hospital and ED Specialist Services--Policies and reimbursemento COVID era setCenter for Connected Health Policy. State telehealth laws & reimbursement policies. CCHP, Fall, 2020 pdfCenter for Connected Health Policy. Telehealth coverage policies in the time of COVID-19 to date. CCHP, 2020 pdfCenter for Connected Health Policy. Quick glance state telehealth actions in response to COVID-19. CCHP, March31, 2020 pdfCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS Medicare coverage and payment of virtual services—webinarrecording. CMS, May 8, 2020 htmCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. COVID-19 frequently asked questions (FAQs) for state Medicaid andChildren’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies. CMS, May 5, 2020 pdfCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Frequently asked questions for hospitals and critical access hospitalsregarding EMTALA. CMS, April 30, 2020 pdfCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Risk adjustment FAQ on COVID-19. CMS, April 27, 2020 pdfCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Covered telehealth services for PHE for the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS,April 30, 2020 htmCenters for Medicaid & Medicaid Services. COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers for health careproviders. CMS, April 21, 2020 pdfCenters for Medicaid & Medicaid Services. Rural health care and Medicaid telehealth flexibilities, and guidanceregarding Section 1009 of the SUPPORT Act entitled Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment viaTelehealth. CMS, DHHS, April 2, 2020 pdfCenters for Medicaid & Medicaid Services. Billing for professional telehealth services during the public healthemergency. Medicare Learning Network, Special Edition, March 31, 2020 htm; Revision, April 3: htmCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requirementsand implications related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19). CMS Center for Clinical Standards andQuality, Quality Safety and Oversight Group, March 30, 2020 pdfCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Telehealth Services. Medicare Learning Network Rural Health FactSheet Series, Department of Health and Human Services, March 2020 pdfCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Hospitals: CMS flexibilities to fight COVID-19. CMS, March 30, 2020pdfCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Physicians and other clinicians: CMS flexibilities to fight COVID-19.CMS, March 30, 2020 pdfDrug Enforcement Administration. Telemedicine—COVID-19 information page. DEA, Dept. of Justice, 2020 htme-Consult Worklgroup. e-Consult Advocate Toolkit: Advancing your state’s e-Consult use during the COVID-19pandemic. BluePath Health, April 2020 pdf1
Federation of State Medical Boards. States waiving licensure requirements/renewals in response to COVID-19.FSMB, March 19, 2020 htmHealth Resources & Services Administration. Policy changes during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergencytelehealth. HRSA, Department of Health and Human Services website, 2020 htmThe Joint Commission. Emergency management – privileging requirements when providing services via telehealthlinks during a disaster. Joint Commission website, 2020 htmWicklund E. CMS launches new Medicare payment model for 911 triage by telehealth. mHealth Intelligence,February 28, 2020 htmo Pre-COVID setAmerican College of Emergency Physicians. Emergency telehealth section: operational guidelines. Board ofDirectors, January 2019 pdfAmerican College of Emergency Physicians. Emergency medicine telemedicine. ACEP Policy Statement, 2016 pdfBauman, Z.M., Azim, A., Latifi, R. et al. Advancing trauma and emergency education through virtual presence.Curr. Trauma Rep. 2 (3): 124-131, 2016 htmBell M, Larson D, Weems J,et al. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and telehealth inCritical Access Hospitals. National Rural Health Association Policy Brief, 2011 pdfCaldarola P, Gulizia MM, Gabrielli D, et al. ANMCO/SIT consensus document: telemedicine for cardiovascularemergency networks. Eur. Heart J. Suppl. 19(Suppl D):D229-D243, 2017 htmCenter for Connected Health Policy. Billing for telehealth encounters: an introductory guide on fee-for-service.CCHP, January 2020 pdfCenter for Connected Health Policy. CMS Medicare telehealth information resource compilation. CCHP, December2019 pdfCenter for Connected Health Policy. State telehealth laws and Medicaid program policies: a comprehensive scan ofthe 50 states and District of Columbia. CCHP, Fall 2019 pdfCenter for Connected Health Policy. Telehealth policy barriers. CCHP Fact Sheet, February, 2019 pdfCenter for Connected Health Policy. Telehealth reimbursement. CCHP Fact Sheet, February, 2019 pdfCenter for Connected Health Policy. Finalized CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). CCHP Factsheet,November 2019 pdfCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Critical Access Hospital (CAH) emergency services and telemedicine:implications for emergency services Condition of Participation (CoPs) and Emergency Medical Treatment andLabor Act (EMTALA) on-call compliance. CMS Memo, June 2013 htmGilroy AS, Rockwell KL, Castles CE, Teubner Boughton S. Telemedicine in the emergency department andEMTALA compliance. Lexology, June 16, 2017 htm--Guidelines and best practiceso COVID era setAlmufleh A, Givertz MM. Virtual health during a pandemic: redesigning care to protect our most vulnerable patients.Circ. Heart Fail. [epub ahead of print], July 2020 htm MABains J, Greenwald PW, Mulcare MR, et al. Utilizing telemedicine in a novel approach to COVID-19 managementand patient experience in the emergency department. Telemed. eHealth [epub ahead of print] August, 2020 htmNYCharles D, Knoop H. A rural NY healthcare system’s response to COVID-19, and their new plan forward—webinarrecording and slides. Northeast-Mid-Atlantic Virtual Telehealth Conference, June 19-July 17, 2020 htm NYChia ML, Him Chau DH, et al. Managing COVID-19 in a novel, rapidly deployable community isolation quarantinefacility. Ann. Intern. Med. [epub ahead of print], September 2020 htmDean’s Office, University of Virginia.School of Medicine. DOD (MTEC) – National Emergency Telecritical CareNetwork (NETCCN) Project. Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium press release, March 30, 2020 htm VADemaerschalk BM, Blegen RN, Ommen SR. Scalability of telemedicine services in a large integrated multispecialtyhealth care system during COVID-19. Telemed. eHealth [epub ahead of print] August, 2020 htm MNElkbuli A, Ehrlich H, McKenney M. The effective use of telemedicine to save lives and maintain structure in ahealthcare system: Current response to COVID-19. Amer. J. Emerg. Med. [epub ahead of print], April 2020 pdfFLFang J, Liu YT, Lee EY, Yadav K. Telehealth solutions for in-hospital communication with patients under isolationduring COVID-19. West. J. Emerg. Med. 21(4):801-806, 2020 htm CAFang J, Liu YT, Lee EY, Yadav K. Telehealth solutions for in-hospital communication with patients under isolationduring COVID-19. West. J. Emerg. Med. 21(4):801-806, 2020 htm CAFraymovich S, Levine DA, Platt Sl. A blueprint for pediatric emergency resource reallocation during the COVID-19pandemic: an NYC hospital experience. Pediatr. Emerg. Care [epub ahead of print], July 2020 htm NY2
Fraymovich S, Levine DA, Platt Sl. A blueprint for pediatric emergency resource reallocation during the COVID-19pandemic: an NYC hospital experience. Pediatr. Emerg. Care [epub ahead of print], July 2020 htm NYGadzinski AJ, Ellimoottil C, Odisho AY, Watts KL, and Gore JL, Implementing telemedicine in response to the 2020COVID-19 pandemic. J. Urol. [epub ahead of print], March 2020 pdf WAGossen A, Mehring B, Gunnell BS, et al. The Isolation Communication Management System (iSOCOMS): Atelemedicine platform to care for patients in a biocontainment unit. Ann. Amer. Thorac. Soc. [epub ahead ofprint], May 2020 htm VAGrange ES, Neil EJ, Stoffel M, et al. Responding to COVID-19: The UW Medicine Information TechnologyServices experience. Appl. Clin. Inform. 11(2):265-275, 2020 htm WAGreenwald P, Naik N. Interactive telemedicine training: an innovative learning model for healthcare professional—webinar recording and slides. Northeast-Mid-Atlantic Virtual Telehealth Conference, June 19-July 17, 2020 htmNYGrinspan ZM, Mytinger JR, Baumer FM, et al. Crisis standard of care: management of infantile spasms duringCOVID-19. Ann. Neurol. [epub ahead of print], May 2020 htmHollander J. Scaling telemedicine in response to COVID-19—webinar recording and slides. Northeast-Mid-AtlanticVirtual Telehealth Conference, June 19-July 17, 2020 htm PAHollander J. Scaling telemedicine in response to COVID-19—webinar recording and slides. Northeast-Mid-AtlanticVirtual Telehealth Conference, June 19-July 17, 2020 htm PAIllinois Department of Public Health. COVID-19 EMS telehealth or telephone guidelines for non-transport of nonurgent patients. IDPH, March 26, 2020 htm ILIyengar K, Vaish A, Toh E, Vaishya R. COVID-19 and remote consulting strategies in managing trauma andorthopaedics. Postgrad. Med. J. [epub ahead of print]. May 2020 htmJohnson S. Levi R. Part 1: Urgent problems to be solved with state telehealth platform. Part 2: Using telehealth toprevent hospital system crash and maximize effective resource. COVID-19 Policy Alliance, March 2020 pdf MAJoshi AU, Lewiss RE. Can telehealth save the American healthcare system from in person patient care collapse?Eur. J. Emerg. Med. [epub ahead of print], May 2020 Abstract PAJoshi AU, Lewiss RE. Telehealth in the time of COVID-19. Emerg. Med. J. [epub ahead of print], July 2020 htm PAJoshi AU, Lewiss RE. Telehealth in the time of COVID-19. Emerg. Med. J. [epub ahead of print], July 2020 htm PAKwong M, Ford DW, King K, Summers RL, Cespedes J, Skow BS. Telehealth and COVID-19--webinar recording.HRSA Telehealth Learning Series, April 20, 2020 htm (requires a free registration)McAvoy K, Darling K. The value of inpatient TeleNeurology and reduction of staff burnout—webinar recording andslides. Northeast-Mid-Atlantic Virtual Telehealth Conference, June 19-July 17, 2020 htm NHMohseni M, Dragon M, Simon LV. Diagnosis of a case of suspected COVID-19 using telemedicine technology in theemergency department. Amer. J. Case Rep. 21:e926251, 2020 htm FLNakagawa S, Berlin A, Widera E, et al. Pandemic palliative care consultations spanning state and institutionalborders. J. Amer. Geriatr. Soc. [epub ahead of print], July 2020 htm NYOhannessian R, Duong TA, Odone A. Global telemedicine implementation and integration within health systems tofight the COVID-19 pandemic: a call to action. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 6(2):e18810, 2020 htmReeves JJ, Hollandsworth HM, Torriani FJ, et al. Rapid response to COVID-19: health informatics support foroutbreak management in an academic health system. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. [epub ahead of print],March 2020 htm CASaid M, Ngo V, Hwang J, Hom DB. Navigating telemedicine for facial trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic.Laryngoscope Investig. Otolaryngol. [epub ahead of print] August, 2020 htm CAScott BK, Miller GT, Fonda SJ, et al. Advanced digital health technologies for COVID-19 and future emergencies.Telemed. eHealth [epub ahead of print], May 2020 htm MDShaheen E, Baker M, Curtis K, et al. Telehealth and tele-triage. American College of Emergency PhysiciansCOVID-19 Field Guide, April 2020 htmSherwin J, Lawrence K, Gragnano V, Testa PA. Scaling virtual health at the epicentre of coronavirus disease 2019:A case study from NYU Langone Health. J. Telemed. Telecare [epub ahead of print], July 2020 htm NYSociety for Critical Care Medicine. Tip sheet: Application of telemedicine and telecritical care to emergencymanagement of COVID-19. SCCM, March 2020 pdfStawicki SP, Jeanmonod R, Miller AC, et al. The 2019-2020 Novel Coronavirus (Severe Acute RespiratorySyndrome Coronavirus 2) pandemic: a joint American College of Academic International Medicine-WorldAcademic Council of Emergency Medicine multidisciplinary COVID-19 Working Group consensus paper. J.Glob. Infect. Dis. 12(2):47-93, 2020 htmSugand K, Park C, Morgan C, Dyke R, Aframian A, Hulme A, Evans S, Sarraf KM; COVERT Collaborative. Impact ofthe COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric orthopaedic trauma workload in central London: a multi-centrelongitudinal observational study over the "golden weeks". Acta Orthop. [epub ahead of print] August, 2020 htm3
Turer RW, Jones I, Rosenbloom ST, Slovis C, Ward MJ. Electronic personal protective equipment: a strategy toprotect emergency department providers in the age of COVID-19. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. [epub ahead ofprint], Aprill, 2020 htm TNU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA allows expanded use of devices tomonitor patients’ vital signs remotely. FDA News Release, March 20, 2020 htm; Guidance document: pdfo Pre-COVID setAjami S, Arzani-Birgani A. Fast resuscitation and care of the burn patients by telemedicine: A review. J. Res. Med.Sci. 19(6):562-566, 2014 htmAmerican College of Emergency Physicians. Emergency telehealth section: operational guidelines. Board ofDirectors, January 2019 pdfArnold S, Esernio-Jenssen D. Telemedicine: reducing trauma in evaluating abuse. Chapt. 6 in: R. Madhavan, S.Khalid (eds.), Telemedicine. InTech, 2013 htmAtiyeh B, Dibo SA, Janom HH. Telemedicine and burns: an overview. Ann. Burns Fire Disasters 27(2):87-93, 2014htmBeck JA, Jensen JA, Putzier RF, et al. Developing a newborn resuscitation telemedicine program: acomparison of two technologies. Telemed. eHealth 24(7):481-488, 2018 htm MNConstantinescu EC, Nicolau C, Săftoiu A. Recent developments in tele-ultrasonography. Curr. Health Sci. J.44(2):101-106, 2018 htmDoarn CR, Latifi R. Telementoring and teleproctoring in trauma and emergency care. Curr. Trauma Rep. 2(3): 138143, 2016 htmdu Toit M, Malau-Aduli B, Vangaveti V, Sabesan S, Ray RA. Use of telehealth in the management of non-criticalemergencies in rural or remote emergency departments: a systematic review. J. Telemed. Telecare 25(1):3-16,2019 htmEdirippulige S, Armfield NR, Greenup P, Bryett A. Telehealth coordinators in hospital based telehealth services:Who are they and what do they do? J. Telemed. Telecare 22(8):447-452, 2016 htmGattu R, Teshome G, Lichenstein R. Telemedicine applications for the pediatric emergency medicine: a review ofthe current literature. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 32(2):123-130, 2016 PubMedLapointe L, Lavallee-Bourget MH, Pichard-Jolicoeur A, Turgeon-Pelchat C, Fleet R. Impact of telemedicine ondiagnosis, clinical management and outcomes in rural trauma patients: A rapid review. Can. J. Rural Med.25(1):31-40, 2020 pdfLatifi R. Telemedicine for trauma and intensive care: changing the paradigm of telepresence. In: R. Latifi etal. (eds.), Technological Advances in Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care, pp. 51-57, 2015 htm NYLevine AC, Barry MA, Agrawal P, et al. Global health and emergency care: overcoming clinical research barriers.Acad. Emerg. Med. 24(4):484-493, 2017 PubMedLewis ER, Thomas CA, Wilson ML, Mbarika VWA. Telemedicine in acute-phase injury management: a review ofpractice and advancements. Telemed. eHealth 18(6): 434–445, 2012 htmLoria K. Remote access: how ultrasound in telemedicine is changing education, training, and patient care.Radiology Today 19(8):24, 2018 htmMacKinney AC, Ward MM., Ullrich F, Ayyagari P, Bell AL, Mueller KJ. The business case for tele-emergency.Telemed. eHealth 21(12): 1005-1011, 2015 PubMed IA, SDMarsh-Feiley G, Eadie L, Wilson P. Telesonography in emergency medicine: A systematic review. PLoS One13(5):e0194840, 2018 htmMueller KJ, Potter AJ, MacKinney AC, Ward MM. Lessons from tele-emergency: improving care quality and healthoutcomes by expanding support for rural care systems. Health Affairs 33(2):228-234, 2014 htm IA, SDPrabhakaran K, Lombardo G, Latifi R. Telemedicine for trauma and emergency management: an overview. Curr.Trauma Rep. 2(3):115-123, 2016 htmRockwell KL, Gilroy A. Emergency telemedicine: achieving and maintaining compliance with the EmergencyMedical Treatment and Labor Act. Telemed. eHealth 24(11):934-937, 2018 PubMed MIRomare C, Skär L. Smart glasses for caring situations in complex care environments: scoping review. JMIRmHealth uHealth 8(4):e16055, 2020 htmScurlock C, Becker C. Telemedicine for trauma and emergency: The eICU. Curr. Trauma Rep. 2(3): 132–137,2016 htmShaheen E, Guyette FX, Sikka N, et al. Review of emergency telehealth whitepaper. American College ofEmergency Physicians, 2018 pdfSharma R, Nachum S, Davidson KW, Nochomovitz M. It's not just FaceTime: core competencies for the MedicalVirtualist. Int. J. Emerg Med. 12(1):8, 2019 htm NYSikka N, Paradise S, Shu M. Telehealth in emergency medicine: a primer. American Colleges of EmergencyPhysicians, 2013 htm4
Theurer L, Bashshur R, Bernard J, et al. American Telemedicine Association guidelines for teleburn. Telemed.eHealth 23(5):365-375, 2017 htmTotten AM, Hansen RN, Wagner J, et al. Telehealth for acute and chronic care consultations. ComparativeEffectiveness Review No. 216, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2019 pdfTsou C, Robinson S, Boyd J, et al. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telehealth in rural and remoteemergency departments: a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev. 9(1):82, 2020 htmWard MM, Jaana M, Natafgi N. Systematic review of telemedicine applications in emergency rooms. Int. J. Med.Inform. 84(9):601-616, 2015 htmZachrison KS, Boggs KM, Hayden EM, Espinola JA, Camargo CA Jr. Understanding barriers to telemedicineimplementation in rural emergency departments. Ann. Emerg. Med. 75(3):392-399.2019 PubMedRETURN TO TOPICS--Demonstrations and research studieso COVID era setAgarwal S, Sabadia S, Abou-Fayssal N, Kurzweil A, Balcer LJ, Galetta SL. Training in neurology: Flexibility andadaptability of a neurology training program at the epicenter of COVID-19. Neurology. 94(24):e2608-e2614,2020 htm NYAkhtar M, Van Heukelom PG, Ahmed A, et al. Telemedicine physical examination utilizing a consumer devicedemonstrates poor concordance with in-person physical examination in emergency department patients withsore throat: a prospective blinded study. Telemed. eHealth 24(10):790-796, 2018 htm IABains J, Greenwald PW, Mulcare MR, et al. Utilizing telemedicine in a novel approach to COVID-19 managementand patient experience in the emergency department. Telemed. eHealth [epub ahead of print] August, 2020htm NYBartels SJ, Baggett TP, Freudenreich O, Bird BL. COVID-19 emergency reforms in Massachusetts to supportbehavioral health care and reduce mortality of people with serious mental illness. Psychiatr. Serv. [epub aheadof print], May 2020 htmCurtis KM, Gudapati J, Finkelstein L. Reducing care disparities for rural populations with telehealth—webinar audiorecording. Telehealth20 Value-Based Care Summit, Xtelligent Media, June 2020 htm NHCzartoski T, Veazy S, Ashley A. Telehealth in the midst of a pandemic (a case study)—webinar recording.Telehealth20 Value-Based Care Summit, Xtelligent Media, June 3, 2020 htm WADemaerschalk BM, Blegen RN, Ommen SR. Scalability of telemedicine services in a large integrated multispecialtyhealth care system during COVID-19. Telem
Joshi AU, Lewiss RE. Can telehealth save the American healthcare system from in person patient care collapse? Eur. J. Emerg. Med. [epub ahead of print], May 2020 Abstract PA Joshi AU, Lewiss RE. Telehealth in the time of COVID-19. Emerg. Med. J. [epub ahead of print], July 2020 htm PA Joshi AU, L
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