The New York metropolitan region was an early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York State stay-at-home order forced hospitals and health care providers to rethink care algorithms as in-person visits became infeasible or unsafe. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the kidney transplant program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center rapidly implemented a telehealth program that offers virtual visits for ambulatory patients.
Telehealth in Outpatient Management of Kidney Transplant Recipients during COVID-19 Pandemic in New York.