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Evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre

Telehealth services are innovative healthcare strategies that utilize communication technologies to improve healthcare access for patients. Teleradiology is a form of telehealth service that involves the transmission of radiological images, such as x-rays, CTs and MRIs, from one location to another...

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Autores principales: Habib, Eva, Krishnaswamy, Wendy, Wu, Judy K., Schaeffer, Emily K., Mulpuri, Kishore
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8614533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33399291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BPB.0000000000000850
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author Habib, Eva
Krishnaswamy, Wendy
Wu, Judy K.
Schaeffer, Emily K.
Mulpuri, Kishore
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Wu, Judy K.
Schaeffer, Emily K.
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description Telehealth services are innovative healthcare strategies that utilize communication technologies to improve healthcare access for patients. Teleradiology is a form of telehealth service that involves the transmission of radiological images, such as x-rays, CTs and MRIs, from one location to another to share patient information with other physicians. The purpose of this study was to assess teleradiology consultations for orthopaedic patients at a paediatric tertiary care centre. A retrospective review was conducted of patients who received teleradiology consultations with a single orthopaedic surgeon from 2015 to 2018 through the paediatric orthopaedic hip clinic at our institution. Teleradiology consultations involved follow-up radiographic imaging at a local community facility for patients who initially received healthcare services at our institution, followed by a telephone consultation to review imaging results and communicate next steps in care. Data collected included patient demographics, imaging type, facility location and distance from our institution. Eighty patients (F = 66, M = 14) who received teleradiology services were reviewed. Mean age was 3.5 years [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.5–4.4] at time of imaging. The average distance from community facilities to our institution was 1167 km (95% confidence interval: 920–1414), a measure of the total distance saved in travel for each patient in a single direction. The travel distance saved was substantial. Paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services provide families specialized consultations and care continuity without costly travel. With increased implementation of teleradiology services, more patients and families can remain in their home communities while receiving the same quality of care.
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spelling pubmed-86145332021-11-29 Evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre Habib, Eva Krishnaswamy, Wendy Wu, Judy K. Schaeffer, Emily K. Mulpuri, Kishore J Pediatr Orthop B Miscellaneous Telehealth services are innovative healthcare strategies that utilize communication technologies to improve healthcare access for patients. Teleradiology is a form of telehealth service that involves the transmission of radiological images, such as x-rays, CTs and MRIs, from one location to another to share patient information with other physicians. The purpose of this study was to assess teleradiology consultations for orthopaedic patients at a paediatric tertiary care centre. A retrospective review was conducted of patients who received teleradiology consultations with a single orthopaedic surgeon from 2015 to 2018 through the paediatric orthopaedic hip clinic at our institution. Teleradiology consultations involved follow-up radiographic imaging at a local community facility for patients who initially received healthcare services at our institution, followed by a telephone consultation to review imaging results and communicate next steps in care. Data collected included patient demographics, imaging type, facility location and distance from our institution. Eighty patients (F = 66, M = 14) who received teleradiology services were reviewed. Mean age was 3.5 years [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.5–4.4] at time of imaging. The average distance from community facilities to our institution was 1167 km (95% confidence interval: 920–1414), a measure of the total distance saved in travel for each patient in a single direction. The travel distance saved was substantial. Paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services provide families specialized consultations and care continuity without costly travel. With increased implementation of teleradiology services, more patients and families can remain in their home communities while receiving the same quality of care. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021-01-08 2022-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8614533/ /pubmed/33399291 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BPB.0000000000000850 Text en Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre
title Evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre
title_full Evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre
title_fullStr Evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre
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title_short Evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre
title_sort evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre
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