Telehealth and Diagnostic Criteria for UTI: Synthesis of Current Evidence

During the COVID pandemic, telehealth demonstrated the potential to help provide care to residents of long term care facilities (LTCF). Among patients in LTCF in the US, research has demonstrated that urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections diagnosed, approximately 20-30% of all reported infections. Moving forward, telemedicine could be utilized to improve diagnosis of UTIs, but there has been limited research examining the current evidence to support the efficacy of telemedicine in diagnosing UTIs.