Impact of a Novel Multi-Specialist Telemedicine Consultation Program Model of Care for Homebound Older Adults

Journal of geriatric emergency medicine Pub Date : 2023-09-18 DOI:10.17294/2694-4715.1063

Samir K Sinha, Kristina Marie Kokorelias, Nicoda Foster, Pauline Kabitsis, Alfiya Mukharyamova, Mary Ann Hamelin, Nga Truong, Anna Grosse, Janny Lee

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 2015, a centralised Multi-Specialist Telemedicine (TM) Consultation Program was established to improve access to specialist care and enhance continuity of care for homebound older adults in Toronto, Canada. Community-dwelling patients were referred to the program by their primary care providers (PCP), treating specialists, and inpatient physicians for specialist-led post hospital discharge follow-up care. A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) thereafter collaborated with hospital-based consulting specialists, utilizing videoconferencing technology to facilitate consultations and follow-up visits for homebound patients

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一种新型的多专家远程医疗咨询计划模式对居家老年人护理的影响

背景:2015年，加拿大多伦多建立了一个集中的多专家远程医疗(TM)咨询计划，以改善专家护理的可及性，并提高居家老年人护理的连续性。社区居住的患者由他们的初级保健提供者(PCP)、治疗专家和住院医生转介到该计划，接受专家领导的出院后随访护理。临床专科护士(CNS)随后与医院的咨询专家合作，利用视频会议技术为居家患者提供咨询和随访服务

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Journal of geriatric emergency medicine

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