Open AccessCardiology electronic consultations: Efficient and safe, but consultant satisfaction is equivocal
Author(s) -
Brenton Bauer,
Ai Len Nguyen-Phan,
Michael Ong,
Boback Ziaeian,
Kim-Lien Nguyen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of telemedicine and telecare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.192
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1758-1109
pISSN - 1357-633X
DOI - 10.1177/1357633x19828130
Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , electronic medical record , emergency medicine , family medicine , medical record
Cardiovascular electronic consultation is a new service line in consultative medicine and enables care without in-person office visits. We aimed to evaluate accessibility and time saved as measures of efficiency, determine the safety of cardiology electronic consultations, and assess satisfaction by responding cardiologists.