COVID-19 is catalyzing the adoption of teleneurology

Abstract

The coronavirus disease of 2019, or COVID-19, changed the world within a matter of weeks. The primary action to constrain the spread of the virus is social isolation. Given this public health principle, and the shortage of personal protective equipment during the global pandemic, all health care stakeholders need to reconsider the indications for face-to-face health care encounters in providing patient care. Which encounters are imperative and which ones can be switched to non-face-to-face care? What changes in laws, regulations, payment policies, and workflow are needed to enable this transition?(1-3)