采用和使用设备辅助远程医疗
Dan Zeltzer1, Liran Einav2, Joseph Rashba3
1School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Journal of health economics
|June 18, 2023
概括
采用数字设备进行远程医疗检查增加了初级保健使用和抗生素处方. 然而,它减少了急诊室和医院的访问,特别是对于成年人来说,而整体成本没有增加.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 数字健康数字健康
- 远程医疗远程医疗
背景情况:
- 远程医疗的采用迅速增加,需要对相关技术进行评估.
- 远程医疗检查的数字设备是虚拟护理中的新兴工具.
- 了解这些设备对医疗保健利用的影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 估计在远程医疗访问期间采用数字设备进行家庭医疗检查的影响.
- 分析后续对初级保健,急诊,急诊室和医院利用率的影响.
- 评估在远程医疗中采用数字设备的整体成本影响.
主要方法:
- 在采用数字设备和不采用数字设备的情况下,对远程医疗访问的匹配比较.
- 对采用者与非采用者的医疗保健利用模式的分析.
- 专注于虚拟护理诊所用户,以控制诊所层面的因素.
主要成果:
- 数字设备的采用导致初级保健使用率增加了12%.
- 在设备采用后,观察到抗生素处方的增加.
- 紧急护理,急诊室和医院护理的使用量有显著减少,特别是在成年人中.
结论:
- 远程医疗中的数字设备可以将护理转向初级保健,并增加抗生素的使用.
- 这些设备可能会减少急性护理的使用,特别是在成年人群中.
- 在远程医疗中采用数字检查设备似乎不会增加医疗保健总成本.
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