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ArticleACI open2023

Will the Doctor "See" You Now? The Development and Implementation of a Targeted Telemedicine System for Primary Care.

Jeremy A Epstein, Zoljargal Lkhagvajav, Tempest Young, Amanda Bertram, Hsin-Chieh Yeh, Casey Overby Taylor

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Article in ACI open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jeremy A EpsteinDivision of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Zoljargal LkhagvajavInstitute for Computational Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Tempest YoungDivision of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Amanda BertramDivision of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Hsin-Chieh YehDivision of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Casey Overby TaylorDivision of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Johns Hopkins University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

Clinical Decision Support for Unsolicited Genomic ResultsR35HG010714 · NHGRI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TAYLOR, CASEY OVERBY · 2020 to 2024
$2.8M
NHGRI NIH HHS R35 HG010714
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a rapid adoption of telehealth. For underserved populations lacking internet access, telemedicine was accomplished by phone rather than an audio-video connection. The latter is presumed a more effective form and better approximation of an in-person visit. We sought to provide a telehealth platform to overcome barriers for underserved groups to hold video visits with their health care providers and evaluate differences between the two telehealth modalities as assessed by physicians and patients. Methods: We designed a simplified tablet solution for video visits and piloted its use among patients who otherwise would have been completing audio-only visits. Patients consented to participation and were randomized in a 1:1 fashion to continue with their scheduled phone visit (control) versus being shipped a tablet to facilitate a video visit (intervention). Participants and providers completed communication and satisfaction surveys. Results: Tablet and connectivity design features included removal of all functions but for the telemedicine program, LTE always-on wireless internet connectivity, absence of external equipment (cords chargers and keyboard), and no registration with a digital portal. In total, 18 patients were enrolled. Intervention patients with video-enabled devices compared to control patients agreed more strongly that they were satisfied with their visits (4.75/5 vs. 3.75/5, Conclusion: The delivered simplified tablet solution for video visits holds promise to improve access to video visits for underserved groups. Strategies to facilitate patient acceptance of devices are needed to expand the scope and potential impact of this effort.

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communicationcommunicationspatient satisfactionprimary Caretelehealthtelemedicineunderserved populations

Identifiers

PMID37900978
PMCPMC10610031
OpenAlexW4387754612

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