An Audit on the Provision of Telemedicine in Primary Care in Malta during the COVID-19.

Autor: Vassallo, Caroline, Harney, Alexia Scerri, Abela, Sonia
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Zdroj: Malta Medical Journal; 2024, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p34-44, 11p
Abstrakt: Rockgrcund Telsmedicine Octet:ad as the Leo of wireless technology to exchange medical inform:ear and is assuming an increasingly central role in Ole provision of wintry Pea:Mar. The aim of the audt is to provide an ovenry of the teleconsultaton -erre bang pared horn a T640MCCICal0 centre on the Mediterranean island of Malta gib Methodoiacjy Data gat seed tong me Douro Patron Records (EPR) system on all .304unetted teleconsultaticos conducted from 1s6 14M November 2021 by CiParGP Mane% (n.2.625). mesa-eke consultation and outcomes wen. noted. 0313 ws trantried to a erearneet and warped using liAtreort Goer% Results Adult 117-64 years) ore compnoed 51.5%. crony ((.5. years) 38.7% and podatric (0.18)9.8% of at telecommttatere. Cats averaged 375 per day. with Mondays and the manna (83M-1 pm) ante bang the brie% Calls related to diner modems comprised 132.5% of all heocontuttationo 23.5% were for arcs on COVC.19 or influenza vaccine. 8.5% were of an administrative nature (e.g. booking appointMent% and 5.5% were for Meatmenbrelated salute. Around 2 out of every 3 clnorrelated cat comprised COVID-19. respiratory or gastronteetned probtems.11 al age groups. Inpatently. 75% of al calls Old not rebore further %ton by the OP beyond tne telecoms cation. Crecusern & Key Recommendations The leternedicine aria reered presose off district hoar centers. atoning the latter to former Mose tare moulting more Lrgent face.to.bee clinical assesernere. Recommendations: encourage more wormer use of telemedicine senicm more EPR documentation of all telt/cabs by al OP/OP trainees: increased Lee of videmconforcing: replicate audit on a longer brnefiano. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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