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. 2020 Jun;26(6):448-456.
doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.04.008. Epub 2020 Apr 18.

Virtual Visits for Care of Patients with Heart Failure in the Era of COVID-19: A Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America

Eiran Z Gorodeski  1 , Parag Goyal  2 , Zachary L Cox  3 , Jennifer T Thibodeau  4 , Rebecca E Reay  5 , Kismet Rasmusson  6 , Joseph G Rogers  7 , Randall C Starling  5
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Virtual Visits for Care of Patients with Heart Failure in the Era of COVID-19: A Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America

Eiran Z Gorodeski et al. J Card Fail. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, US federal and state governments have implemented wide-ranging stay-at-home recommendations as a means to reduce spread of infection. As a consequence, many US healthcare systems and practices have curtailed ambulatory clinic visits-pillars of care for patients with heart failure (HF). In this context, synchronous audio/video interactions, also known as virtual visits (VVs), have emerged as an innovative and necessary alternative. This scientific statement outlines the benefits and challenges of VVs, enumerates changes in policy and reimbursement that have increased the feasibility of VVs during the COVID-19 era, describes platforms and models of care for VVs, and provides a vision for the future of VVs.

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Screen shots from video virtual visits between an HF cardiologist (right lower corner) and a patient. (A) Medication review by video. (B) Examination of ankles showing sock markings without edema. (C) Neck examination.
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