Virtual Care in the Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders System of Care During the COVID-19 National Public Health Emergency - 01/04/21

Doi : 10.1016/j.pmr.2021.01.007

Daniel Barrows, LCSW, MHA ^a,^{^{1
Present address: 150 Muir Road (R-1, 117), Martinez, CA 94553.}}, Barry Goldstein, MD, PhD ^a,^b,^⁎
^a Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders, National Program Office, Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20571, USA
^b Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, 325 9th Avenue, Box 359612, Seattle, WA 98104, USA

^∗Corresponding author. 4820 Northeast 106th Street, Seattle, WA 98125.4820 Northeast 106th StreetSeattleWA98125

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Riassunto

Telehealth reduces disparities that result from physical disabilities, difficulties with transportation, geographic barriers, and scarcity of specialists, which are commonly experienced by individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been an international leader in the use of virtual health. The VA’s SCI/D System of Care is the nation’s largest coordinated system of lifelong care for people with SCI/D and has implemented the use of telehealth to ensure that Veterans with SCI/D have convenient access to their health care, particularly during the restrictions that were imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Keywords : Telehealth, Virtual health, Spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D), Veterans Administration (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), COVID-19