ReviewZeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health2022
Telemedicine in the emergency department: an overview of systematic reviews.
Review in Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Cost-Effectiveness of Virtual Emergency Care Models: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Pooled it
- Validation of Telehealth Outcome Categories for Patient Safety: Systematic Literature Review.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Pooled it
- Practical Aspects of the Use of Telematic Systems in the Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Poland.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
- Feasibility and Challenges of Telemedicine in Delivering Emergency Healthcare Among Digitally-Connected Populations in Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Feasibility of a Pre-Hospital Virtual Triage and Care Model: A Mixed-Methods Pilot in Emergency Care.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2025Article
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- Emergency Department Utilization and Patient Acuity in the Setting of Care-Seeking Hesitancy: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- The Effect of Sepsis Recognition on Telemedicine Use in Rural Emergency Department Sepsis Treatment.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2025Article
- Perceived Risks, Mitigation Strategies, and Modifiability of Telehealth in Rural and Remote Emergency Departments: Qualitative Exploration Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Barriers to and Facilitators of Technology Adoption in Emergency Departments: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
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- Knowledge, Readiness, Willingness-to-Use, and Willingness-to-Pay for Telehealth in Nonlife-Threatening Emergency Department Visits.Telemedicine reports · 2025Article
- The Role of Telemedicine in Emergency Department Triage and Patient Care: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Clinical characteristics and outcome of critically ill children referred to a tertiary hospital in Indonesia: a prospective observational study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Observational
- Revolutionizing Healthcare: How Telemedicine Is Improving Patient Outcomes and Expanding Access to Care.Cureus · 2024Review
- Breaking the Emergency Room Cycle: The Impact of Telemedicine on Emergency Department Utilization.Cureus · 2024Article
- Design and evaluation of collaborative decision-making application for patient care in the emergency department.Health science reports · 2024Article
- A retrospective observational study of vCare: a virtual emergency clinical advisory and transfer service in rural and remote Australia.BMC health services research · 2024Observational
- Designing for Better Pre-hospital Communication: Participatory Design of a Telemedicine Application for Emergency Departments.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimThere is both favorable and controversial evidence on the application of telemedicine in the emergency department (ED), which has created uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of these systems. We performed a systematic review of the literature on systematic reviews to provide an overview of the benefits and challenges to the application of telemedicine systems for the ED. SUBJECT AND
methodsPubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases were explored for systematic reviews of telemedicine applications for the ED. Each review was critically appraised by two authors for data items to be extracted and evaluated. The most highly recommended technology, feasibility, benefits, and challenges to the application of telemedicine systems were studied and reported.
resultsWe identified 18 studies of varying methodological quality and summarized their key findings. Form these 18 studies, 12 papers yielded a high risk of bias in their investigation. Nine papers concluded that real-time video conferencing was the best method of delivery, eight papers found cost reduction as an outcome of implementing these systems, and six studies found technical and infrastructure issues as a challenge when implementing telemedicine for EDs.
conclusionThere is strong evidence suggesting that the use of telemedicine positively impacts patient care. However, there are many challenges in implementing telemedicine that may impede the process or even impact patient safety. In conclusion, despite the high potential of telemedicine systems, there is still a need for better quality of evidence in order to confirm their feasibility in the ED.
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