TY - JOUR
T1 - Coordination of a remote mHealth infrastructure for atrial fibrillation management during COVID-19 and beyond
T2 - TeleCheck-AF
AU - van der Velden, Rachel M. J.
AU - Hermans, Astrid N. L.
AU - Pluymaekers, Nikki A. H. A.
AU - Gawalko, Monica
AU - Vorstermans, Bianca
AU - Martens, Herm
AU - Buskes, Saskia
AU - Crijns, Harry J. G. M.
AU - Linz, Dominik
AU - Hendriks, Jeroen M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - During the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, outpatient visits for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), were converted into teleconsultations. As a response to this, a novel mobile health (mHealth) intervention was developed to support these teleconsultations with AF patients: TeleCheck-AF. This approach incorporates three fundamental components: 1) "Tele": A structured teleconsultation. 2) "Check": An app-based on-demand heart rate and rhythm monitoring infrastructure. 3) "AF": comprehensive AF management.This report highlights the significant importance of coordination of the TeleCheck-AF approach at multiple levels and underlines the importance of streamlining care processes provided by a multidisciplinary team, using an mHealth intervention, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, this report reflects on how the TeleCheck-AF approach has contributed to strengthening the health system in maintaining management of this prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia, whilst keeping patients out of hospital, during the pandemic and beyond.
AB - During the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, outpatient visits for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), were converted into teleconsultations. As a response to this, a novel mobile health (mHealth) intervention was developed to support these teleconsultations with AF patients: TeleCheck-AF. This approach incorporates three fundamental components: 1) "Tele": A structured teleconsultation. 2) "Check": An app-based on-demand heart rate and rhythm monitoring infrastructure. 3) "AF": comprehensive AF management.This report highlights the significant importance of coordination of the TeleCheck-AF approach at multiple levels and underlines the importance of streamlining care processes provided by a multidisciplinary team, using an mHealth intervention, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, this report reflects on how the TeleCheck-AF approach has contributed to strengthening the health system in maintaining management of this prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia, whilst keeping patients out of hospital, during the pandemic and beyond.
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - mHealth
KW - care pathways
KW - coordination
KW - multidisciplinary teamwork
KW - infrastructure
KW - CARE
U2 - 10.1177/2053434520954619
DO - 10.1177/2053434520954619
M3 - Editorial
SN - 2053-4345
VL - 23
SP - 65
EP - 70
JO - International Journal of Care Coordination
JF - International Journal of Care Coordination
IS - 2-3
M1 - 2053434520954619
ER -