Internet hospital response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary hospital in China: Perspectives based on a mixed-methods.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to summarize the characteristics of the Internet hospital services of the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (SAHSYSU), describe diagnosis and treatment patterns in each department, determine SAHSYSU Internet hospital's role in pandemic control, and explore development strategies in non-pandemic situations.

Methods

Mixed-methods was used in this study. Qualitative organizational behavior analysis was conducted on hospital meeting records and semi-structured interview records to determine the research analysis indicators. We quantitatively analyzed online consultation record data of SAHSYSU Internet hospital from January to December 2020, and conduct classification analysis on departmental case studies using K-means clustering alg

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10832419 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature