ArticleJournal of primary care & community health
A Telemedicine Center Reduces the Comprehensive Carbon Footprint in Primary Care: A Monocenter, Retrospective Study.
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- A call for the informatics community to define priority practice and research areas at the intersection of climate and health: report from 2023 mini-summit.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Article
- Impact of a telemedicine center on reducing the carbon footprint for primary health care: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2025Article
- Primary healthcare's carbon footprint and sustainable strategies to mitigate its contribution: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Climate-responsive telemedicine: Innovative strategy for enhancing healthcare in the face of climate change.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Past, present, and future of sustainable intensive care: narrative review and a large hospital system experience.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionTelemedicine reduces greenhouse gas emissions (CO
methodsWe conducted a comprehensive retrospective study to analyze total CO
results433 890 telemedical consultations overall helped save 1 800 391 km in travel. On average, 1 telemedical consultation saved 4.15 km of individual transport and consumed 0.15 kWh. We detected savings in almost every cluster of patients. After subtracting the CO2eq emissions caused by the telemedical center, the data reveal savings of 247.1 net tons of CO2eq emissions in total and of 0.57 kg CO2eq per telemedical consultation. The comprehensive footprint approach thus indicated a reduced footprint due to telemedicine in primary care. DISCUSSION: Integrating a telemedical center into the health care system reduces the CO
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