Effectiveness of an internet-based store-and-forward telemedicine system for pediatric subspecialty consultation
Effectiveness of an internet-based store-and-forward telemedicine system for pediatric subspecialty consultation
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DOI:
10.1001/archpedi.159.4.389
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发表时间:
2005-04-01
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通讯作者:
Person, DA
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作者:
Callahan, CW;Malone, F;Person, DA
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