Virtual care in the pediatric emergency department: a new way of doing business?
Virtual care in the pediatric emergency department: a new way of doing business?
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小儿急诊科的虚拟护理:一种新的业务方式?
DOI:
10.1007/s43678-020-00048-w
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发表时间:
2021-01
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通讯作者:
Tse S
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作者:
Reid S;Bhatt M;Zemek R;Tse S
To understand the feasibility, utilization rate, and satisfaction of the first Virtual Pediatric ED (V-PED) in Canada. We conducted a prospective cohort study examining the feasibility and impact of virtual care as an adjunct to in-person emergency care at a tertiary pediatric hospital from May to July 2020. Children (< 18 years) from Ontario and Quebec seeking V-PED care were included. A secure, encrypted, video platform within the hospital’s electronic medical record was used. Caregivers self-determined appropriateness of V-PED using a standardized online triage questionnaire to request their appointment. The V-PED is directly launched from the patient’s chart and the family joins the portal via hyperlink. Outcome measures included the number of V-PED visits, hospital admission rates, and caregiver satisfaction using a 10-item voluntary post-visit online survey. A total of 1036 V-PED visits were seen of which 176 (17.0%) were referred for further in-person ED assessment, and 8 (0.8%) required hospital admission. Of the 107 completing patient experience surveys (10% response), most respondents (69%) endorsed they “very likely” or “definitely” would have presented in-person to the ED if V-PED were unavailable. Overall satisfaction was rated as excellent (9 or 10 out of 10) in 87% of respondents. Our novel V-PED is feasible, has high caregiver satisfaction, and can reduce the burden of in-person ED visits. Future work must ensure the safety of emergency virtual care and examine how to increase capacity and integrate V-PED within traditional emergency medicine. The online version of this article (10.1007/s43678-020-00048-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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