Narrative review of telemedicine consultation in medical practice

Cerbo, Alessandro Di; Morales‐Medina, Julio César; Palmieri, Beniamino; Iannitti, Tommaso

doi:10.2147/ppa.s61617

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“…Traditional models focus on telephone, email, and videoconferencing to care for minor conditions. These modalities remain relevant, but the field has rapidly added capabilities and indications [ 3 ]. Telemedicine includes diagnostics, treatment, monitoring, consultation, and education among other domains.…”

Section: Telemedicine Overviewmentioning

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Telemedical Education: Training Digital Natives in Telemedicine

Pathipati¹,

Azad²,

Jethwani³

2016

J Med Internet Res

104

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Telemedicine plays an important role in the delivery of medical care, and will become increasingly prominent going forward. Current medical students are among the first generation of “digital natives” who are well versed in the incorporation of technology into social interaction. These students are well positioned to apply advances in communications to patient care. Even so, providers require training to effectively leverage these opportunities. Therefore, we recommend introducing telemedicine training into medical school curricula and propose a model for incorporation.

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Section: Telemedicine Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Telemedical Education: Training Digital Natives in Telemedicine

Pathipati¹,

Azad²,

Jethwani³

2016

J Med Internet Res

104

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“…Another concern is that the electronic situation turns people into numbers; Di Cerbo et al [23] describe patients as, "… virtual entit[ies] dressed with 'binary clothes. '" It must be emphasized, therefore, that eHealth is a tool, not a replacement for human interaction [14].…”

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How can eHealth enhance adherence to cancer therapy and supportive care?

Bateman

Keef

2016

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eHealth is currently a hot topic, but is certainly not a new one. The use of communications technology to relay health-related information or provide medical services has been around since the advent of this technology. It has been primarily over the last decade that eHealth has seen a global expansion, due to the far-reaching capabilities of the Internet and the widespread use of wireless technology. This paper will outline what eHealth is, what adherence is, and how eHealth can help with adherence, in cancer and supportive care particularly. It will discuss the current state of the art, and project into the future. Keywords: telemedicine; compliance; use of electronic media for health

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“…The concept of using provider-to-provider communication to precede, enhance, or replace specialty visits is not new. “Curbside” consultations are common, and telemedicine modalities such as email and videoconferencing are increasingly used, 1 , 2 but each has limitations. Curbside consults are informal, undocumented communications which do not imply specialist review of data and require synchronous communication.…”

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Electronic consultations (e-consults) to improve access to specialty care: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

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BackgroundWe define electronic consultations (“e-consults”) as asynchronous, consultative, provider-to-provider communications within a shared electronic health record (EHR) or web-based platform. E-consults are intended to improve access to specialty expertise for patients and providers without the need for a face-to-face visit. Our goal was to systematically review and summarize the literature describing the use and effects of e-consults.MethodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and CINAHL for studies related to e-consults published between 1990 through December 2014. Three reviewers identified empirical studies and system descriptions, including articles on systems that used a shared EHR or web-based platform, connected providers in the same health system, were used for two-way provider communication, and were text-based.ResultsOur final review included 27 articles. Twenty-two were research studies and five were system descriptions. Eighteen originated from one of three sites with well-developed e-consult programs. Most studies reported on workflow impact, timeliness of specialty input, and/or provider perceptions of e-consults. E-consultations are used in a variety of ways within and across medical centers. They provide timely access to specialty care and are well-received by primary care providers.DiscussionE-consults are feasible in a variety of settings, flexible in their application, and facilitate timely specialty advice. More extensive and rigorous studies are needed to inform the e-consult process and describe its effect on access to specialty visits, cost and clinical outcomes.

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Narrative review of telemedicine consultation in medical practice

Cited by 50 publications

References 76 publications

Telemedical Education: Training Digital Natives in Telemedicine

Telemedical Education: Training Digital Natives in Telemedicine

How can eHealth enhance adherence to cancer therapy and supportive care?

Electronic consultations (e-consults) to improve access to specialty care: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

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