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. 2023 May;176(5):694-698.
doi: 10.7326/M23-0140. Epub 2023 Apr 18.

Performance Measures for Physicians Providing Clinical Care Using Telemedicine: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

Amir Qaseem  1 , Catherine H MacLean  2 , Samantha Tierney  1 , J Thomas Cross Jr  3 , Scott T MacDonald  4 , Caroline L Goldzweig  5 , Nick Fitterman  6 ; Performance Measurement Committee of the American College of Physicians; Rebecca Andrews, Peter Basch, Suja M Mathew, Robert M McLean, Cristin A Mount, Rhea E Powell, Sameer D Saini
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Performance Measures for Physicians Providing Clinical Care Using Telemedicine: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

Amir Qaseem et al. Ann Intern Med. 2023 May.

Abstract

There has been an exponential growth in the use of telemedicine services to provide clinical care, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical care delivered via telemedicine has become a major and accepted method of health care delivery for many patients. There is an urgent need to understand quality of care in the telemedicine environment. This American College of Physicians position paper presents 6 recommendations to ensure the appropriate use of performance measures to evaluate quality of clinical care provided in the telemedicine environment.

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Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M23-0140. All financial and intellectual disclosures of interest were declared, and potential conflicts were discussed and managed. No conflicts were identified. A record of disclosures of interest and management of conflicts is kept for each Performance Measurement Committee meeting and conference call and can be viewed at www.acponline.org/about-acp/who-we-are/leadership/boards-committees-councils/performance-measurement-committee/disclosure-of-interests-and-conflict-of-interest-management-summary-for-performance-measurement.

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