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Optimizing the capabilities of virtual care

  • Funded by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    The Ottawa Hospital Foundation

  • Principal Investigator

    Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Clinical characterisation and management

  • Research Subcategory

    Supportive care, processes of care and management

  • Special Interest Tags

    Digital Health

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Disabled persons, Other

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

To help limit the spread of COVID-19 or any future widespread illness, while also avoiding disruption of care services, it will be essential to explore enhancements of the hospital's virtual care offerings. With this project, a team will be assembled to evaluate the virtual care initiatives at The Ottawa Hospital. This initiative will explore topics such as post-discharge virtual care following a surgery, virtual care for populations with chronic illness or disability, adapting ambulatory care to virtual visits, and looking at how virtual options could be used to provide support to our health partners in the community. Thorough evaluation, including understanding the potential challenges and barriers from the perspective of patients and providers, will be key to determining the feasibility and sustainability of virtual care programs.