Implementation and effectiveness of teleneonatology for neonatal intensive care units: a protocol for a hybrid type III implementation pilot.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine in neonatal care (TeleNeonatology) has the potential to improve neonatal outcomes, address capacity challenges and influence the emotional burden on parents. TeleNeonatology allows for real-time audiovisual communication between healthcare providers at different neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Despite the high potential for multiple neonatal use-cases, TeleNeonatology is primarily being used for neonatal resuscitation and has yet to be widely implemented in Europe. Our study aims to evaluate both implementation strategies and effectiveness of TeleNeonatology in a pilot study in The Netherlands.

Methods

A pre-post implementation study with hybrid type III design will be conducted from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. The year 2023 will serve

SUBMITTER: Wagenaar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883619 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature