Physician perspectives on clinician-to-clinician telemedical consultation for gynecologic cancers: A qualitative study.

Autor:	Wagi C; Department of Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States., Shalowitz DI; West Michigan Cancer Center, Kalamazoo, MI, United States.; Collaborative on Equity in Rural Cancer Care, Kalamazoo, MI, United States., Randazzo A; Department of Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States., Peluso A; Department of Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States., Birken S; Department of Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Gynecologic oncology reports [Gynecol Oncol Rep] 2024 Mar 13; Vol. 52, pp. 101363. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 13 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.gore.2024.101363
Abstrakt:	Objective: Approximately fifteen million women in the United States live > 50 miles from a gynecologic oncologist. Telemedical technology allows patients' local physicians to consult with subspecialist gynecologic oncologists without burdening patients with unnecessary in-person visits. Although critical to adoption of this technology, physicians' input into implementation of clinician-to-clinician consultation has not been sought. We therefore gathered feedback about experiences with referrals, communication, and openness to telemedical consultation from gynecologic oncologists, gynecologists, and medical oncologists. Methods: We recruited gynecologic oncologists, gynecologists, and medical oncologists from practices serving rural patients to participate in semi-structured interviews. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Theoretical Domains Framework guided the interviews. Questions focused on factors influencing adoption and implementation of clinician-to-clinician telemedicine. Interviews were conducted via WebEx, recorded, and transcribed. Two investigators coded interviews using the combined frameworks and identified salient themes. Results: We conducted 11 interviews (6 gynecologic oncologists, 3 gynecologists, 2 medical oncologists) and identified themes encompassing communication burnout, barriers to sharing patient information, need for further logistical information, and potential benefits to patients. Conclusions: Clinician-to-clinician telemedicine may improve access to gynecologic cancer care by decreasing barriers to subspecialty expertise while simultaneously benefiting referring and consultant clinicians through improved identification and workup of patients who may need in-person consultation. To optimize desired outcomes, telemedical consultation must allow for communication of relevant patient information and records and easy integration into clinical workflow. Importantly, clinicians must perceive the consultation as improving patients' access to specialty care. Competing Interests: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: [David Shalowitz – Past consulting fees (2022) from Nimble, LLC (telemedicine service provider). All other authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper]. (© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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