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1. • • For example, virtual care has reduced the economic costs of attending appointments by lessening the need for caregivers to take time off work. It has also expanded caregiver networks, allowing those living at a distance to be involved in a loved one's care, and opened new avenues for caregivers to find supportive communities and services online.
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2. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsAligning Virtual Care in Canada with the Needs of Older Adults

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   Through purposeful engagement with end-users and additional stakeholders, we can develop virtual care frameworks that embrace the needs of older adults, empower their engagement, and ultimately achieve the Quadruple Aim to optimize health care outcomes, patient and provider experience, and costs.

3. hbr.org › 2020/11/4-strategies-to-make-telehealth4 Strategies to Make Telehealth Work for Elderly Patients

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   • Patients who lack access to the internet or appropriate devices. “Keep in mind that our average patient is of low or moderate income,” ChenMed’s Dayal told us.
   • Patients with medical conditions that impede their use of telehealth. Some patients have conditions that make communication via phone or video difficult.
   • Patients who have the appropriate technology but have limited digital literacy. It shouldn’t be assumed that patients who have access to the right technology also have the skills needed to use it.
   • Highest-risk patients who need regular monitoring of their vital signs. Around 10% to 20% of these organizations’ frail elderly patients are at high risk for serious complications related to their chronic conditions which may soon require urgent care and hospitalization.

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5. www.cihi.ca › en › virtual-care-in-canadaVirtual care in Canada | CIHI - Canadian Institute for Health ...

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   Learn how the views and experiences of seniors in Canada compare with those in Commonwealth Fund peer countries when it comes to interactions with health care providers, their health care system and the use of virtual care appointments.

6. www.canada.ca › en › health-canadaThe state of virtual care in Canada as of wave three of the ...

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   • Patient and community-centered approaches. Many patients love virtual care. As one provider said, “Patients don’t want to come into the office. They are very resistant to that if it isn’t clinically necessary.”
   • Equity in Access. Access and Equity. At the start of the pandemic, a dramatic loss of in-person access to care providers was soon followed by an unprecedented suspension of formal and informal rules, and then by the introduction of fee codes and tariffs for virtual care.
   • Remuneration. The fee schedule or tariffs were mentioned by the vast majority of people interviewed as being one of the key issues to be solved moving forward.
   • Quality, appropriateness, and safety. Quality, appropriateness, and safety are paramount considerations as we transition to including virtual care as a permanent element of Canada’s health care system.

7. theconversation.com › who-cares-how-virtual-healthWho cares? How virtual health is changing in-home caregiving

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   Oct 15, 2024 · Three-quarters of health care in Canada is provided at home by unpaid family caregivers. Not only is this essential health-care work often unrecognized and under-supported, it is rapidly...

8. www.researchgate.net › publication › 359957430Aligning Virtual Care in Canada with the Needs of Older Adults

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   Apr 13, 2022 · In particular, we recommend virtual care-related policies related to older adults that address (a) limited uptake among the socio-economically disadvantaged, (b) user-centered design of...

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   How can virtual and remote mental health care help older adults?

   • Virtual and remote mental health care, such as internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy (iCBT) or video-based psychotherapies, can be effective at improving mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in older adults.

   Evidence brief: Virtual and remote mental health care for older adults

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   How do you provide virtual care to older adults?

   • Common adaptations to providing virtual care to older adults include setting up automatic notification/reminders, providing additional technical support, using memory, visual or hearing aids, and including an option for a friend/family member to facilitate conversation. Download the PDF. What’s the problem?

   Evidence brief: Virtual and remote mental health care for older adults

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   How virtual health is changing in-home caregiving?

   • How virtual health is changing in-home caregiving Some patients who have limited knowledge of digital technology rely on a caregiver to facilitate virtual appointments. (Shutterstock) Who cares? How virtual health is changing in-home caregiving Seventy-five per cent of health care in Canada is provided at home by unpaid family caregivers.

   Who cares? How virtual health is changing in-home caregiving

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   Why is virtual care important?

   • Virtual care has the potential to bring care to the patient, to improve care transitions, and to make engagement with the health system safer and more convenient for patients. Being patient-centred means that we put our clients at the centre of our system design discussions.

   The state of virtual care in Canada as of wave three of the COVID-19

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   Why do we need more data about virtual health care?

   • Policy-makers, health care providers and patients require more data and information about virtual care and its impacts on health system spending and resources, and on patient outcomes to inform future investments and approaches to delivering health care services virtually.

   Virtual care in Canada | CIHI

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   How does virtual care benefit consumers and providers?

   • Chris: They and their family are an example of a specialty where both consumers and providers win from the shift to virtual care. Chris’ family gets the same high quality care and gains more than one hundred hours of time back and reduces costs. The health system gains capacity and does a better job of communicating and medical education.

   The state of virtual care in Canada as of wave three of the COVID-19

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10. kmb.camh.ca › eenet › resourcesEvidence brief: Virtual and remote mental health care for ...

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    Jul 30, 2020 · Virtual and remote mental health care, such as internet-delivered CBT (iCBT) or video-based psychotherapies, can be effective at improving mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in older adults.