The Role of Virtual Consulting in Developing Environmentally Sustainable Health Care: Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health systems globally need to rapidly set and achieve targets for reaching net zero carbon emissions. Virtual consulting (including video- and telephone-based consulting) is regarded as one means by which this might be achieved, largely through reduced patient travel. Little is currently known about the ways in which forms of virtual consulting might contribute to the net zero agenda or how countries may develop and implement programs at scale that can support increased environmental sustainability.

Objective

In this paper, we asked, What is the impact of virtual consulting on environmental sustainability in health care? and What can we learn from current evaluations that can inform future reductions in carbon emissions?

Methods

We conducted a systematic

SUBMITTER: Pickard Strange M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193215 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature