James K C Liu, Richard Kang, Arkady Bilenkin, Rachel Prorok, Junmin Whiting, Krupal B Patel, Andre Beer-Furlan, Cristina Naso, Andrea Rogers, Xavier Baez Castro, Edwin Peguero, Sepideh Mokhtari, Nam Tran, Arnold Etame, Yolanda Pina, Philippe E Spiess, Peter Forsyth, Michael A Vogelbaum
PURPOSE: Unique challenges exist in the utilization of telemedicine for neurological and surgical specialties. We examined the differences in patient satisfaction for telemedicine versus in-person visits within a Neuro-Oncology Program to assess whether there was a difference between surgical and medical specialties. We also examined the potential cost savings benefits of utilizing telemedicine. METHODS: 1189 Press Ganey surveys in the Department of Neuro-Oncology (982 in-person and 207 telemedicine) by surgical and medical neuro-oncology patients between 04/01/2020 and 06/30/2021 were reviewed...
November 11, 2022: Journal of Neuro-oncology