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5-27-2021 9:00 AM

End Date

5-27-2021 5:00 PM

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Neurology, a largely outpatient specialty, has joined many other fields in the endeavor of incorporating telemedicine.4,6,7 We present the results of analysis of the Epic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) of all outpatient visits from the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Neurology from 2019 to 2020 in order to identify areas of ethnic minority and geographic disparities with regards to usage of telemedicine. For our analyses, we have included Neurology patients across the General Neurology (JUP Neurology 909 Walnut NEU), Headache Center (HA), and Multiple Sclerosis Center (MS). Additionally, based on patient surveys from a subset of our outpatient population within General Neurology sampled over one week on a voluntary opt-in basis, we identified a need for further education about and introduction to the telemedicine process. We intend to outline plans for future intervention and analysis.

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neurology, COVID-19, telemedicine

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Presented at the 2021 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

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May 27th, 9:00 AM May 27th, 5:00 PM

Addressing Health Disparities and Access in the Department of Neurology Outpatient Setting in the era of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Neurology, a largely outpatient specialty, has joined many other fields in the endeavor of incorporating telemedicine.4,6,7 We present the results of analysis of the Epic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) of all outpatient visits from the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Neurology from 2019 to 2020 in order to identify areas of ethnic minority and geographic disparities with regards to usage of telemedicine. For our analyses, we have included Neurology patients across the General Neurology (JUP Neurology 909 Walnut NEU), Headache Center (HA), and Multiple Sclerosis Center (MS). Additionally, based on patient surveys from a subset of our outpatient population within General Neurology sampled over one week on a voluntary opt-in basis, we identified a need for further education about and introduction to the telemedicine process. We intend to outline plans for future intervention and analysis.