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. 2022 Nov-Dec;18(10):1086-1090.
doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.09.002. Epub 2022 Oct 14.

Telehealth: An Effective Model of Care for Renal Cancer Surveillance

Adele Marie Caruso, George Lin, S Bruce Malkowicz

Telehealth: An Effective Model of Care for Renal Cancer Surveillance

Adele Marie Caruso et al. J Nurse Pract. 2022 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic presented challenges for urology patients to receive care in the format of a traditional clinic visit. For renal cancer patients, active surveillance and postintervention surveillance are the standard components of management. Telehealth, which was defined as a televideo encounter via the BlueJeans (Verizon) platform (a telehealth platform), was used to ensure continuity of care. Telehealth using the televideo modality was shown to be an effective model of care delivery to provide an optimal patient experience with ease of use.

Keywords: health care; nurse practitioner; renal cancer; telehealth.

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The survey for telehealth for renal cancer surveillance.
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Telehealth as an effective model for renal cancer surveillance. Patients generally perceived telehealth care favorably. This figure is a visual representation of the results as a percentage related to the care received, patient-provider experience, scheduling process, and visit length.
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