Virtual Care

Virtual care is a service model, not simply a video appointment. It combines online, in-person, telephone, and between-visit support according to the patient’s goals, risks, location, technology, and preferences. A strong pathway defines what can be assessed remotely, when care changes mode, how privacy and emergencies are managed, and who carries the cost.

Questions for practice

• Which problem would this address, and what outcomes matter to the person receiving care?
• What evidence supports this application, population, and setting?
• What skills, safeguards, resources, and accountability would its use require?
• What would justify continuing, changing, or stopping its use?

This is an introductory overview of a domain in the PhysioFuturist model. Specific products and clinical uses need their own evidence assessment.

Read the Perspective for the reasoning behind these questions or explore the autonomy-accountability continuum.

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