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Adoption, feasibility and safety of a family medicine–led remote monitoring program for patients with COVID-19: a descriptive study

Payal Agarwal, Geetha Mukerji, Celia Laur, Shivani Chandra, Nick Pimlott, Ruth Heisey, Rebecca Stovel, Elaine Goulbourne, R. Sacha Bhatia, Onil Bhattacharyya and Danielle Martin
April 01, 2021 9 (2) E324-E330; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200174
Payal Agarwal
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Geetha Mukerji
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Celia Laur
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Shivani Chandra
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Nick Pimlott
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Ruth Heisey
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Rebecca Stovel
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Elaine Goulbourne
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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R. Sacha Bhatia
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Onil Bhattacharyya
Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Danielle Martin
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vol. 9 no. 2 E324-E330
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200174
PubMed 
33795222
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  • Published online April 1, 2021.
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  1. Payal Agarwal, MD,
  2. Geetha Mukerji, MD MSc,
  3. Celia Laur, PhD,
  4. Shivani Chandra, MSc,
  5. Nick Pimlott, MD,
  6. Ruth Heisey, MD,
  7. Rebecca Stovel, MD MScCH,
  8. Elaine Goulbourne, MSc,
  9. R. Sacha Bhatia, MD MBA,
  10. Onil Bhattacharyya, MD PhD,
  11. Danielle Martin, MD MPP
  1. Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Agarwal, Mukerji, Laur, Chandra, Bhatia, Bhattacharyya), and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Agarwal, Bhattacharyya, Martin), and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism (Mukerji), Department of Medicine, and Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team (Pimlott, Heisey), Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Stovel), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Hospital (Goulbourne, Martin); University Health Network (Bhatia); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Martin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Payal Agarwal, payal.agarwal{at}wchospital.ca
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