Dr. Maria Stanley talks with Nicole Gantz and her 8-year-old son, Joshua, during a telehealth visit. Videoconferencing with patients is being used much more during the COVID-19 pandemic, to reduce exposure to the virus and because telehealth payments have increased during the emergency.
At her son’s medical checkup last week, Nicole Gantz told the doctor she’s trying to toilet train 8-year-old Joshua, who has Down syndrome and attention disorder, while his school is closed because of COVID-19.
Dr. Tom Brazelton, a pediatrician and medical director for telehealth at UW Health, talks to a nurse in a patient's room at American Family Children's Hospital. UW Health and other providers are using telehealth more for inpatient and outpatient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jamie McMillan, of Beloit, with 5-month-old daughter Jenna Olson, talks with nurse Heidi Tranel after doing a videoconference with a medical team at UW Health's American Family Children's Hospital.
Dr. Michael Wilhelm, a pediatric critical care specialist, right, and a medical team confer with a nurse at UW Health's American Family Children's Hospital. "For us, telemedicine is here to stay," said Dr. Tom Brazelton, UW Health's medical director for telehealth.
Dr. Maria Stanley talks with Nicole Gantz and her 8-year-old son, Joshua, during a telehealth visit. Videoconferencing with patients is being used much more during the COVID-19 pandemic, to reduce exposure to the virus and because telehealth payments have increased during the emergency.
Dr. Tom Brazelton, a pediatrician and medical director for telehealth at UW Health, talks to a nurse in a patient's room at American Family Children's Hospital. UW Health and other providers are using telehealth more for inpatient and outpatient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jamie McMillan, of Beloit, with 5-month-old daughter Jenna Olson, talks with nurse Heidi Tranel after doing a videoconference with a medical team at UW Health's American Family Children's Hospital.
Dr. Michael Wilhelm, a pediatric critical care specialist, right, and a medical team confer with a nurse at UW Health's American Family Children's Hospital. "For us, telemedicine is here to stay," said Dr. Tom Brazelton, UW Health's medical director for telehealth.
