Nursing Home Provider Perceptions of Telemedicine for Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAHs) of nursing home (NH) residents are common, costly, and can have significant economic consequences. Telemedicine has been shown to reduce emergency department and hospitalization of NH residents, yet adoption has been limited and little is known about provider's perceptions and desired functionality for a telemedicine program. The goal of this study was to survey a nationally representative sample of NH physicians and advanced practice providers to quantify provider perceptions and desired functionality of telemedicine in NHs to reduce PAHs.

Design/setting/participants/measurement

We surveyed physicians and advanced practice providers who attended the 2015 AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Annua

SUBMITTER: Driessen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4884506 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature