Patient Safety, Satisfaction soar with Remote Care Management

Telehealth continues to prove a useful tool for remote care management, with new JAMA Network Open data showing it can yield high patient satisfaction without any adverse patient safety events.The study, completed by researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, showed that patients receiving radiation oncology care with fully remote physician management thought the care delivered via telehealth was good or very good. Meanwhile, nearly every patient included in the study dodged any potential adverse safety events.COVID-19 brought in an insurgence of telehealth-enabled care management, including in cancer care. During the pandemic, patients reported excellent satisfaction and healthcare researchers found that clinical quality remained stable even during the transition to telehealth care management.