Differences in management of telemedicine alerts on weekdays and public holidays: Results from the OptiLink heart failure trial.
Remote monitoring
heart failure
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
telehealth
telemedicine
Journal
Journal of telemedicine and telecare
ISSN: 1758-1109
Titre abrégé: J Telemed Telecare
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9506702
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Sep 2021
15 Sep 2021
Historique:
entrez:
15
9
2021
pubmed:
16
9
2021
medline:
16
9
2021
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
In the OptiLink heart failure study, timely and appropriate reactions to telemedicine alerts improved clinical outcomes in heart failure patients. This analysis investigates the relation between the weekday of alert transmission and the subsequent patient contact. In patients enrolled in the intervention arm of the OptiLink heart failure study ( Of 1365 transmitted alerts, 867 (63.5%) were categorized as TD1 and 498 (36.5%) as TD2. Same day telephone contacts were more frequent in TD1 (46.2%) than in TD2 (18.3%; Alert transmissions during weekends and public holidays were less likely associated with timely patient contacts and initiation of pharmacological interventions than during the week. Telemedical centres providing 24/7 remote monitoring service and specific education programmes for physicians might help to optimize patient care.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
In the OptiLink heart failure study, timely and appropriate reactions to telemedicine alerts improved clinical outcomes in heart failure patients. This analysis investigates the relation between the weekday of alert transmission and the subsequent patient contact.
METHODS
METHODS
In patients enrolled in the intervention arm of the OptiLink heart failure study (
RESULTS
RESULTS
Of 1365 transmitted alerts, 867 (63.5%) were categorized as TD1 and 498 (36.5%) as TD2. Same day telephone contacts were more frequent in TD1 (46.2%) than in TD2 (18.3%;
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Alert transmissions during weekends and public holidays were less likely associated with timely patient contacts and initiation of pharmacological interventions than during the week. Telemedical centres providing 24/7 remote monitoring service and specific education programmes for physicians might help to optimize patient care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34524925
doi: 10.1177/1357633X211039398
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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