Patients report satisfaction with virtual home allergy assessments

PHOENIX — Telemedicine was a feasible and satisfactory alternative to in-person visits for identifying asthma triggers in patient homes, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
“Asthma trigger identification and reduction is very important to asthma management,” Dieu Doan, MD, a third-year pediatric resident at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, told Healio.
Most research in reducing asthma triggers focuses on inner city populations rather than rural populations, where residents have less access to

PHOENIX — Telemedicine was a feasible and satisfactory alternative to in-person visits for identifying asthma triggers in patient homes, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
“Asthma trigger identification and reduction is very important to asthma management,” Dieu Doan, MD, a third-year pediatric resident at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, told Healio.
Most research in reducing asthma triggers focuses on inner city populations rather than rural populations, where residents have less access to