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Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.122, No.9, p.680–683,2021

Title: Telemedicine visits in an established multidisciplinary central nervous system clinic for radiation oncology and neurosurgery (RADIANS) in a community hospital setting
Author: S. C. Bowen, R. Gheewala, W. A. Paez, B. Lucke-Wold, T. Mitin, J. N. Ciporen
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of telemedicine visits, compared to in-person visits, on patient satisfaction in an established community hospital-based multidisciplinary central nervous system (CNS) clinic.
METHODS: Telemedicine options – virtual visits and teleconferencing – were introduced in July 2020. Both radiation oncologist and neurosurgeon were simultaneously present for the telemedicine visit. Descriptive patient demographics, survey responses, and travel time and distance calculations were analyzed. Satisfaction score was compared to previously published data.
RESULTS: A total of twenty-five telemedicine visits (n=22 video; n=3 phone) were completed since July 2020. Patient demographics are as follows: mean age was 59 years (range=22–81), women (9) and men (16), repeat telemedicine visits n=10, malignant CNS disease (17) and benign disease (5). Mean one-way distance traveled was 165.07 miles (median=114; range=0.8–358). Mean roundtrip travel time was estimated at 5h 5min. Mean telemedicine visit duration was 15.3 mins (range=4–46). Mean patient satisfaction score for telemedicine visits was 4.84.
CONCLUSION: Patients who opted for the telemedicine visits found them just as effective as in-person visits, saving time and travel costs as well as ensuring patient safety during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The telemedicine visit platform facilitates the multidisciplinary clinic model and should be considered for more widespread utilization (Tab. 3, Fig. 1, Ref. 18).
Keywords: central nervous system, community hospital, multidisciplinary, neurosurgery, radiation oncology, telemedicine data, RADIANS
Published online: 31-Aug-2021
Year: 2021, Volume: 122, Issue: 9 Page From: 680, Page To: 683
doi:10.4149/BLL_2021_109


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