Telemedicine visits in an established multidisciplinary central nervous system clinic for radiation oncology and neurosurgery (RADIANS) in a community hospital setting.
Bratisl Lek Listy
; 122(9): 680-683, 2021.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1380032
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the impact of telemedicine visits, compared to in-person visits, on patient satisfaction in an established community hospital-based multidisciplinary central nervous system (CNS) clinic.METHODS:
Telemedicine options - virtual visits and teleconferencing - were introduced in July 2020. Both radiation oncologist and neurosurgeon were simultaneously present for the telemedicine visit. Descriptive patient demographics, survey responses, and travel time and distance calculations were analyzed.â¯Satisfaction score was compared to previously published data.RESULTS:
A total of twenty-five telemedicine visits (n=22 video; n=3 phone) were completed since July 2020. Patient demographics are as follows mean age was 59 years (range=22-81), women (9) and men (16), repeat telemedicine visits n=10, malignant CNS disease (17) and benign disease (5). Mean one-way distance traveled was 165.07 miles (median=114; range=0.8-358). Mean roundtrip travel time was estimated at 5h 5min. Mean telemedicine visit duration was 15.3 mins (range=4-46). Mean patient satisfaction score for telemedicine visits was 4.84.CONCLUSION:
Patients who opted for the telemedicine visits found them just as effective as in-person visits, saving time and travel costs as well as ensuring patient safety during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The telemedicine visit platform facilitates the multidisciplinary clinic model and should be considered for more widespread utilization (Tab. 3, Fig. 1, Ref. 18).Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telemedicine
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Radiation Oncology
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Neurosurgery
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Bratisl Lek Listy
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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