A Cost-Minimization Analysis of a Medical Record-based, Store and Forward and Provider-to-provider Telemedicine Compared to Usual Care in Catalonia

More Agile and Efficient, Especially for Users

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15469674
AutoresFrancesc López Seguí (0000-0003-0977-0215, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Jordi Franch Parella (0000-0002-9738-8384, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya), Xavier Gironès (0000-0002-2329-5927, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya), Xavier Gironès García (Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya), Jacobo Mendioroz (0000-0002-8883-2180, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol), Jacobo Mendioroz Peña (Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerència Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, 08272 Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain), Francesc García Cuyàs (0000-0002-2448-5466, Ministry of Health), Cristina Adroher Mas (0000-0001-7422-6318, Ministry of Health), Anna García−alté (0000-0003-3889-5375, Ministry of Health), Anna García-Altés (Agency for Healthcare Quality and Evaluation of Catalonia (AQuAS), Catalan Ministry of Health, 08003 Barcelona, Spain), Josep Vidal‐Alaball (0000-0002-3527-4242, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen17
Número6
Páginas2008-2008
Fecha de publicación2020-03-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17062008
PMID32197434
OpenAlexW3011543745
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas12

Allowing users to save time in terms of consultation and travel is the main driver of interconsultation between primary and hospital care savings in a semi-urban context. The telemedicine service is also economically favorable for the healthcare system, enabling it to provide a more agile service, which also benefits healthcare professionals

Agile software development · Business · Context (archaeology · Geography · Health care · Medical emergency · Overcrowding · Telemedicine · Computer Science · Healthcare Systems and Technology · Medicine · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation