Telemedicine allows for effective communication between a medically complex cancer patient and his virtual hospital medical team

Abstract

Abstract Good physician–patient communication is key for effective hospital care. We describe a patient diagnosed with an acute pulmonary embolism and bacteremia who was treated in a virtual hybrid hospital‐at‐home program. Constant communication with the virtual and in‐home healthcare teams enabled a unified knowledge of the patient's wishes.

Keywords

• clinical decision–making
• hospital‐at‐home
• physician–patient communication
• virtual hybrid