A Teleconsultation Device, Consult Station, for Remote Primary Care: Multisite Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine technology is a growing field, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Consult Station (Health for Development) is the first telemedicine device enabling completely remote medical consultations, including the concurrent collection of clinical parameters and videos.

Objective

Our aim was to collect data on the multisite urban and suburban implementation of the Consult Station for primary care and assess its contribution to health care pathways in areas with a low density of medical services.

Methods

In a proof-of-concept multisite prospective cohort study, 2134 consecutive patients had teleconsultations. Consultation characteristics were analyzed from both the patient and practitioner perspective.

Results

In this study, the ma

SUBMITTER: Falgarone G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9157322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature