Practical aspects of telehealth: are my patients suited to telehealth?

Sabesan, Sabe; Allen, Daniel P; Loh, Poh-kooi; Mozer, Roslyn; Komesaroff, Paul A.; Talman, Paul; Williams, Michael; Shaheen, Nargis

doi:10.1111/imj.12119

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“…Decisions on how to select patients and the complexity of chemotherapy regimens and services suitable for teleoncology models are based on local policies (Sabesan et al . ). Factors that inform these policies include service capability and scope of practice at the rural sites and confidence of the clinicians.…”

Section: Selecting Appropriate Patients and Complexity Of Care For Tementioning

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Are teleoncology models merely about avoiding long distance travel for patients?

Sabesan

Kelly

2014

Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)

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Teleoncology models are used increasingly throughout the world as a means to provide access to quality cancer care for people in rural, remote and other disadvantaged settings. Some authors have suggested that teleoncology is merely about avoiding long distance travel. In this commentary we argue that the benefits of teleoncology extend beyond those of the patients and their families to the rural health system and beyond. We draw upon the literature and results of an evaluation of the Townsville Teleoncology Network (TTN) in North Queensland, Australia to support our arguments.

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Section: Selecting Appropriate Patients and Complexity Of Care For Tementioning

confidence: 97%

Are teleoncology models merely about avoiding long distance travel for patients?

Sabesan

Kelly

2014

Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)

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“…Telehealth in the context of the Australian healthcare setting is the delivery of medical consultations using videoconferencing technology . Video consultations can involve specialists and patients with general practitioners (GP) or allied health workers at the patient end, or with no medical support at the patient end.…”

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Practical aspects of telehealth: financial considerations

Loh

Sabesan

Allen³

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Internal Medicine Journal

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The second in a series of articles about the practical aspects of telehealth, this paper includes information and a case history on the cost-benefits for patients and practitioners using telehealth. The case history demonstrates that telehealth can save travel time for patients, carers and specialists, and can reduce out-of-pocket expenses. The practical aspects of telehealth article series considers the contextual, clinical, technical and ethical components of online video consultations.

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“…Instead, they developed a number of selection criteria. The selection of patients for telehealth solution "is determined by various factors including the experience of the providing physician and receiving-end health professionals using telehealth, the circumstances and preferences of patients, the service capabilities of the system at the receiving end and the complexity of the cases" [2].…”

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Clinicians’ Selection Criteria for Video Visits in Outpatient Care: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

Sturesson¹,

Groth²

2018

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Background: Video mediated meetings with patients were introduced in outpatient care at a hospital in Sweden. New behaviours and tasks emerged due to changes of roles, work processes and responsibilities. The study investigates effects of digital transformation, in this case how video visits in outpatient care change work processes and introduces new tasks. Objective: Through real-time, social interactional features of preparing for and conducting video visits, the study examines which patients the clinicians considered as suitable for video visits and why, in order to increase the value of these visits for further improvement of the concept video visits. Methods: Qualitative methods have been used including 14 observations of video visits at two different clinics and 14 follow-up interviews with clinicians. Transcriptions of interviews and field notes were thematically analysed, discussed and synthesised into themes. Results: From the interviews, 25 different arguments for selecting a specific patient/relative for video visits were identified. Analysing interviews and field notes also reviled not expressed reasons that played a part in the selection process. The expressed arguments, as well as the implicit reasons, of why a patient was given the opportunity of video visits, can be understood as selection criteria for helping clinicians in their decision of whom to offer video visits or not. The criteria identified in the collected data were divided into the three categories: The patient has the right conditions, Needs to practically facilitate the treatment, and Enabling the content of the treatment. Conclusions: Not all patients undergoing treatment programs should be offered video visits. When selecting patients it is important to consider if the patient has the right conditions, if there are needs to practically facilitate the treatment, and if there is a need to enable the content of the treatment. A set of criteria to be used in the selection process and a method for how and when to involve the patient in the decision is recommended to be developed.

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Practical aspects of telehealth: are my patients suited to telehealth?

Abstract: The first in a series of articles that demonstrate the practical aspects of telehealth, this paper provides three case studies that examine the suitability of telehealth for patients living in rural and remote areas who require ongoing specialist care.

Cited by 21 publications

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Are teleoncology models merely about avoiding long distance travel for patients?

Are teleoncology models merely about avoiding long distance travel for patients?

Practical aspects of telehealth: financial considerations

Clinicians’ Selection Criteria for Video Visits in Outpatient Care: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

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