Efficacy of telehealth visits for postoperative care at the Minneapolis VA.BACKGROUND
 The 167 consecutive patients who opted for telehealth postoperative visits were surveyed.  Data collected included travel time and distance to the Minneapolis VA and their local CBOC, need for transportation assistance to the clinic/VA, complications as a result of telehealth and a 1-10 overall satisfaction score.


 The telehealth program appears to be safe, saves time and money for veterans and results in extremely high patient satisfaction.
telehealth
Efficacy of telehealth visits for postoperative care at the Minneapolis VA.BACKGROUND
 The 167 consecutive patients who opted for telehealth postoperative visits were surveyed.  Data collected included travel time and distance to the Minneapolis VA and their local CBOC, need for transportation assistance to the clinic/VA, complications as a result of telehealth and a 1-10 overall satisfaction score.


 The telehealth program appears to be safe, saves time and money for veterans and results in extremely high patient satisfaction.
telehealth
Efficacy of telehealth visits for postoperative care at the Minneapolis VA.BACKGROUND
 The 167 consecutive patients who opted for telehealth postoperative visits were surveyed.  Data collected included travel time and distance to the Minneapolis VA and their local CBOC, need for transportation assistance to the clinic/VA, complications as a result of telehealth and a 1-10 overall satisfaction score.


 The telehealth program appears to be safe, saves time and money for veterans and results in extremely high patient satisfaction.
telehealth