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Teleconsultation: rejected and emerging uses.

C Sicotte1, P Lehoux

  • 1Department of Health Administration, University of Montreal, P.O. Box 6128, Station Downtown, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7. claude.sicotte@umontreal.ca

Methods of Information in Medicine
|October 10, 2003
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Telemedicine, a new approach to healthcare accessibility, was studied. However, physicians found teleconsultation systems burdensome and ultimately reverted to traditional practices.

Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Medical Sociology

Background:

  • Telemedicine offers potential solutions for improving healthcare accessibility.
  • Understanding physician adoption of new health technologies is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze telemedicine as a novel method for enhancing healthcare accessibility.
  • To investigate how medical specialists perceive and utilize teleconsultation systems.

Main Methods:

  • A case study design was employed.
  • Qualitative analysis of medical specialists' perceptions and appropriation of a teleconsultation system.

Main Results:

  • The teleconsultation system was not used as designers intended.
  • Physicians perceived the system as an added burden.

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  • A significant modification to traditional consultation emerged.

    • Conclusions:

    • Telemedicine, in this instance, could not substitute traditional medical consultations.
    • Physicians returned to traditional practice after initial trials due to increased burden.
    • The implementation of teleconsultation requires careful consideration of physician workflow and perceived value.