Open Access<p>Employment of Telemedicine in Nursing Homes: Clinical Requirement Analysis, System Development and First Test Results</p>
Author(s) -
Marian Ohligs,
Stephanie Stocklassa,
Rolf Rossaint,
Michael Czaplik,
Andreas Follmann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s260098
Subject(s) - medicine , telemedicine , medical emergency , test (biology) , auscultation , nursing , vital signs , telehealth , health care , paleontology , radiology , economics , biology , economic growth , surgery
Demographic change and lack of specialized workforces are challenging. Likewise, home visits by general practitioners (GPs) become rarer. If a nursing home resident develops acute symptoms, nurses are often inclined to call the rescue service. Besides patient-related consequences, this might lead to unnecessary hospitalization and far-reaching health economic costs. Due to legal restrictions of remote treatment in Germany, which were recently loosened, telemedicine is still in the early stages. The aim of this study was to employ a holistic telemedical system for nursing homes which facilitates the connection to a GP and thus avoids unnecessary hospitalizations in the case of ambulatory-sensitive illnesses.