Effectiveness of an Internet-based store-and-forward telemedicine system for pediatric subspecialty consultation.
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چکیده
BACKGROUND Pediatric subspecialists are often separated from the children who need them by distance, time, or socioeconomic factors. The Electronic Children's Hospital of the Pacific is an Internet-based store-and-forward pediatric consultation system established to overcome these barriers. OBJECTIVE To characterize the use of the Electronic Children's Hospital of the Pacific and its impact on access to specialty care, the quality of the care provided, and cost savings. DESIGN Prospective trial. SETTING Twenty-two military treatment facilities in the Pacific. PARTICIPANTS Primary care providers, pediatric consultants, and 5 reviewers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Consult response time, physician panel review, and evacuation cost avoidance. RESULTS There were 267 cases from 16 sites. The mean +/- SD response time by a consultant was 32 +/- 8 hours. The panel review deemed that the initial diagnosis was changed or modified in 15% (39/267) of the cases, the diagnostic plan was changed or modified in 21% (57/267), and the treatment plan was changed or modified in 24% (64/267) (P < .01 for all). Routine air evacuations to a tertiary care medical center were avoided in 32 cases (12%), with an estimated cost savings of $185 408. CONCLUSIONS The Electronic Children's Hospital of the Pacific improved the quality of patient care by providing expeditious specialty consultation. Significant cost avoidance in this military pediatric population was documented. Store-and-forward Internet-based teleconsultation is an effective means of providing pediatric subspecialty consultation to a population of underserved children.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
دوره 159 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005