Gaps to Best Practices for Teleconsultations Performed by General Practitioners
A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15497165 |
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| Authors | Alexandre Carrier (0000-0002-7000-5435, Centre Hospitalier de Troyes), Karyne Fernez (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne), Jan Chrusciel (0000-0002-8364-6506, Centre Hospitalier de Troyes), David Laplanche (0000-0002-0399-5985, Centre Hospitalier de Troyes), Clément Cormi (0000-0003-3567-0082, Université de Technologie de Troyes, corresponding author), Stéphane Sanchez (0000-0002-0925-6948, Centre Hospitalier de Troyes) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 6220-6220 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19106220 |
| PMID | 35627756 |
| OpenAlex | W4280551801 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
The COVID-19 pandemic led to large increases in telemedicine activity worldwide. This rapid growth, however, may have impacted the quality of care where compliance with guidelines and best practices are concerned. The aim of this study was to describe the recent practices of a telemedicine activity (teleconsultations) and the breaches of best practice guidelines committed by general practitioners (GPs) in the Greater Eastern Region of France. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a 33-item questionnaire and was provided to the Regional Association of Healthcare Professionals, Union Régionale des Professionnels de Santé (URPS) to be shared amongst the GPs. Between April and June 2021, a total of 233 responses were received, showing that (i) by practicing telemedicine in an urban area, (ii) performing a teleconsultation at the patient's initiative, and (iii) carrying out more than five teleconsultations per week were factors associated with a significantly higher level of best practices in telemedicine. All in all, roughly a quarter of GPs (25.3%, n = 59) had a self-declared good telemedicine practice, and the rules of good practice are of heterogeneous application. Despite the benefits of learning on the job for teleconsultation implementation during the COVID-19 lockdowns, there may be a clear need to develop structured and adapted telemedicine training programs for private practice GPs
Best practice · Business · Computer-assisted web interviewing · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Descriptive research · Family medicine · Geography · Global Positioning System · Health care · Medical education · Medical emergency · Pandemic · Political science · Quarter (Canadian coin · Telemedicine · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Healthcare Systems and Technology · Medicine · Nursing · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
| Highly cited | No |
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