Integrated Investigation Results

INTEGRATED INVESTIGATION HYPOTHESIS 3

Integrated Investigation Hypothesis: The effectiveness of the Telehealth Model

COVID-19 pandemic changed life as many people knew it. Due to the nature and transmission of the diseases, governments instituted measures that curbed movement. Cities were put under lockdowns and the public was instructed to stay indoors unless going out for supplies. Consequentially, very few people in need of health services visited health care centers. Only people with serious medical conditions and those suspected of having the COVID-19 diseases visited hospitals. To ensure that health services were available even when people could not visit hospitals, health care centers and hospitals adopted and implemented telehealth. Some individuals believe that telehealth is effective at handling the majority of minor health complications. Some are of the contrary opinion.

To establish whether telehealth is an effective health model that can be compared to physical physician visits an investigation will be carried out. To conduct the test, the research team will approach one of the local hospitals that have implemented telehealth and request to carry out the investigation. The hospital will offer data on at least fifteen patients suffering from similar conditions but on different treatment models; telehealth and physical physician visits. The data will prove if the two models are equal in health care services provision. The expected outcome of the investigation is that telehealth is an effective model for the treating of minor illness just as physical physician visits.