biostudies-literatureUnknown25(1)Redeker ACRWTH Aachen University<h4>Background</h4>Hospital admissions occur frequently in nursing homes and are often preventable. Inappropriate hospitalisations due to nursing home-sensitive conditions pose significant risks to residents, place additional strain on emergency departments and hospitals, and thus lead to substantial healthcare costs. In light of demographic changes- characterised by an aging and increasingly multimorbid nursing home population- combined with ubiquitous lack of health care professionals, new strategies are urgently needed to ensure adequate medical care in nursing homes. Telemedicine presents a promising and innovative solution, particularly for rural regions, to improve access to timely medical attention. In this study, we evaluated whether the implementation of regular televisits, in addBMC geriatrics687https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12418664biostudies-literatureImpact of regular televisits on unplanned hospital admissions of nursing home residents in rural Germany: a pre-post intervention study.PMC12418664Pereira CBCzaplik MRedeker ACFollmann AMartin TKunczik JVeldeman SfalseImpact of regular televisits on unplanned hospital admissions of nursing home residents in rural Germany: a pre-post intervention study.<h4>Background</h4>Hospital admissions occur frequently in nursing homes and are often preventable. Inappropriate hospitalisations due to nursing home-sensitive conditions pose significant risks to residents, place additional strain on emergency departments and hospitals, and thus lead to substantial healthcare costs. In light of demographic changes- characterised by an aging and increasingly multimorbid nursing home population- combined with ubiquitous lack of health care professionals, new strategies are urgently needed to ensure adequate medical care in nursing homes. Telemedicine presents a promising and innovative solution, particularly for rural regions, to improve access to timely medical attention. In this study, we evaluated whether the implementation of regular televisits, in add2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Sep2026-06-02T00:19:32.501Z2026-05-24T03:07:36.356ZS-EPMC124186644092200810.1186/s12877-025-06244-6