Vol. 20 No. 1 (2022)
Nursing Commentary (NUR1-312)

Implementing Telehealth Services with the B.E.L.T. Tool

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  • Jennifer Savinsky,
  • Nikida Brisson Maclean,
  • Mérédith Lavoie,
  • Catherine Jabert,
  • Geneva Fournier
Jennifer Savinsky
McGill Ingram School of Nursing
Doctor Holding Cell Phone. Cell phones and other kinds of mobile devices and communications technologies are of increasing importance in the delivery of health care. Photographer Daniel Sone
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v20i1.804

Published 2022-04-22

Keywords

  • B.E.L.T.,
  • Telehealth implementation,
  • Nursing Framework

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Savinsky J, Brisson Maclean N, Lavoie M, Jabert C, Fournier G. Implementing Telehealth Services with the B.E.L.T. Tool. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 22 [cited 2025 Oct. 28];20(1). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/804

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Abstract

Nowadays, as technology takes on a more important role in our everyday lives, telehealth is emerging. Evidence proves that it can ease and improve access to quality care.(1) This commentary offers a synopsis of the narrative on the use of B.E.L.T. mnemonic to be used by a nurse champion to structure the implementation of telehealth services. This opinion and later research indicate that further testing is needed to adapt and validate the tool. The COVID-19 worldwide pandemic could not be a better opportunity to further test the tool through the implementation of telehealth in different settings across the world.

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