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Jones, Richard W., Despotou, George and Arvanitis, Theodoros N. (2017) Telehealth and the re-design of emergency medical services. In: Mantas, John and Hasman, Arie and Gallos, Parisis and Househ, Mowafa S. , (eds.) Informatics Empowers Healthcare Transformation. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 238 . IOS Press, pp. 60-63. ISBN 9781614997801
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-781-8-60
Abstract
As patient numbers continue to rise Emergency Department's (ED's) are struggling to not only control patient wait times but also to maintain the quality of patient care. Improving patient flow through the ED has been a priority for many years with techniques such as Lean Six–Sigma being implemented specifically to help alleviate the problem. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recently stated that the best opportunities to improving patient flow relate to the front-end of the ED, namely triage. This contribution examines the use of Telehealth initiatives at the front-end of the ED, specifically tele-consultation, to reduce patient loading, provide timelier healthcare (with improved patient outcomes) and reduce costs.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Telecommunication in medicine., Emergency medical services., Hospitals -- Emergency services., Medicine -- Communication systems., Medical informatics. | ||||
Series Name: | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics | ||||
Publisher: | IOS Press | ||||
ISBN: | 9781614997801 | ||||
Book Title: | Informatics Empowers Healthcare Transformation | ||||
Editor: | Mantas, John and Hasman, Arie and Gallos, Parisis and Househ, Mowafa S. | ||||
Official Date: | 2017 | ||||
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Volume: | 238 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 60-63 | ||||
DOI: | 10.3233/978-1-61499-781-8-60 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 7 September 2017 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 7 September 2017 |
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