• Bart N Green, Ti V Pence, Lawrence Kwan, and Jesse Rokicki-Parashar.
• Employer Based Integrated Primary Care Health Centers, Stanford Health Care; National University of Health Sciences, San Diego, CA, USA. Electronic address: bgreen@stanfordhealthcare.org.
• J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2020 Jun 1; 43 (5): 404.e1-404.e10.

ObjectiveThe purpose of this paper is to describe the rapid deployment of telehealth, particularly real time video conference, for chiropractic services as a response to COVID-19.MethodsTwo health centers at 2 campuses of a large California corporation have chiropractic care integrated into physical medicine services. Care was suspended beginning on March 17, 2020 to prevent spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among patients and staff. On March 19, the Governor of California issued a stay at home order. With musculoskeletal problems being common in the employee patient population, telehealth services were quickly developed to continue chiropractic care for patients. Using existing infrastructure, several members of the health center team developed chiropractic telehealth operations within 2 days.ResultsMusculoskeletal telehealth services included examinations, risk assessment, advice, and rehabilitative exercises. These telehealth visits facilitated care that would have otherwise been unavailable to employees. Patients reported that the appointments were helpful, addressed their concerns, and provided a safe method to see their doctor. Regular interprofessional teamwork and relations between the clinic operator and client company were key contributors to operationalizing this service in our integrated healthcare environment.ConclusionWe were able to quickly implement real time video conferencing and other forms of telehealth for chiropractic services at 2 worksite health centers. This paper includes information and insights to providers about setting up similar telehealth systems so they may also provide this benefit for patients in their communities during pandemics or disasters.Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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