Lessons learned: telehealth for patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases

Abstract

Telehealth remains understudied in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs), yet may serve as an important tool for increasing access to providers with EGID-specific expertise. The online patient-centered research network, EGID Partners, provided insight into EGID-related telehealth utilization. Respondents reported that telehealth visits offered the ability to spend adequate time with their healthcare provider and communicate just as effectively as an in-person visit, while also incurring lower travel-related costs and less missed work or school. Here, we provide lessons learned that telehealth can be an effective, acceptable, and feasible method of delivering care to EGID patients.