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  • Patient Care Management
  • Respiratory Medicine

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  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions, with high readmission rates linked to medication errors and poor patient education.
  • Telehealth interventions offer a promising solution for medication reconciliation and inhaler education post-discharge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and prototype TELE-TOC, an in-home televisit intervention for COPD patients after hospital discharge.
  • To map TELE-TOC's workflow for seamless integration into routine care transitions.

Main Methods:

  • A user-centered design approach across three phases involving patients, caregivers, clinicians, and leaders.
  • Data collection via interviews, usability surveys, and cognitive walkthroughs.
  • Qualitative data analyzed thematically; quantitative data summarized descriptively.

Main Results:

  • TELE-TOC demonstrated high patient usability (97.5/100) due to virtual hands-on teaching and teach-back methods.
  • Identified facilitators like "meds-to-beds" and barriers such as technology literacy and clinician bandwidth.
  • Key components include medication reconciliation, inhaler education, and self-management support.

Conclusions:

  • Co-design integrated multiple perspectives to optimize TELE-TOC for COPD care transitions.
  • TELE-TOC aims to enhance continuity of care and patient outcomes.
  • Future research will assess TELE-TOC's impact on reducing COPD readmissions.