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Officially official in the new issue of @CVDH_journal!

“Changes in the #digitalhealth landscape in cardiac electrophysiology: A pre- & peri-pandemic #COVID19 era survey”

Thanks to my #EPeeps #WomeninEP co-authors @CMAlbertEP & Sana Al-Khatib!)

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We did this study to see how #EPeeps were adapting #digitalhealth, #wearables #telehealth & #mApps use during #COVID19

There were 253 pre-pandemic & 273 f/u surveys completed.

Respondents were mostly:
👨🏻 <55yo
👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️ physicians (85-88%)
🏥 Academic

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The percentage of #EPeep self-identifying as #digitalhealth #innovators & early adopters significantly increased while early majority adopters decreased:

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Routine use of video #telehealth also increased significantly (6% ➡️59%, p<0.001), for all types of #EPeeps visits, including #CIED interrogations, wound checks, new & f/u consultations:

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As far as #digitalhealth devices went, a majority of #EPeeps Rx’d #mobileECG or personal ECG (~80%) which didn’t change.

Wireless BP & O2 sat monitor Rx’s ⬆️ significantly (p=0.006)

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For #EPeeps #mApps prescribing, there was a significant ⬇️ in heart rate monitoring #mApp Rx’s (p=0.022), while disease management (p=0.01) & vital signs tracker (p=0.04) Rx’s ⬆️ significantly:

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What was most interesting was how #EPeeps views of barriers & benefits to #digitalhealth changed with the #COVID19 pandemic.

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The top-ranked barrier by #EPeeps was the need for workplace #digitalhealth / #telehealth #infrastructure / support - this didn’t change.

💻#EMR #Interoperabilty & replaced clinical trials as the 2nd ranked

Need for #reimbursement infrastructure was 3rd

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Importantly, the top perceived benefit (which didn’t change) was that #EPeeps hoped that #digitalhealth would improve patient outcomes:

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Thank you for following along!

Thank you to all #EPeeps who participated in our survey & to @CVDH_journal & @DigiCard10MD for publishing our work!

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