基于网络的门诊预订应用程序对可持续性的影响
Melissa Yeo1, Kane Nicholls1, Pey Ling Shum1
1Department of Radiology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
|November 27, 2024
概括
过渡到数字门诊预订系统显著减少了碳排放,每年节省超过175,000澳元. 这种可持续的医疗保健IT解决方案提高了医疗成像服务的效率和生产力.
科学领域:
- 环境科学与可持续发展
- 医疗信息学 医疗信息学
- 医疗保健管理的管理
背景情况:
- 气候变化需要在包括医疗保健在内的所有部门采取可持续的做法.
- 奥斯健康在2020年从纸质系统转向基于网络的门诊预订应用程序.
- 数字系统用短信服务 (SMS) 和集成的IT平台取代了邮件通知.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较基于网络的门诊预订应用程序与传统的纸质系统对环境的影响.
- 评估与这两种预订系统相关的全组织经济成本.
主要方法:
- 进行了后期的环境和经济评估.
- 这项研究分析了从2023年7月到2024年6月的36,925项门诊诊断成像研究 (CT,MRI,超声波,乳房影像).
- 通过计算二氧化碳当量 (CO2e) 排放量来衡量环境影响;经济成本包括劳动力和材料.
主要成果:
- 基于网络的系统将CO2e排放量从38.5减少到0.002,主要是由于消除了邮票排放.
- 估计每年净运营成本节省至少达到175,000澳元.
- 节省的原因是提高了劳动力效率 (节省了2342个+小时),减少了病理学测试,降低了邮费.
结论:
- 数字门诊预订应用程序显著降低了碳排放和运营费用.
- 该系统提高了医疗成像服务的运营效率和生产率.
- 这些环境和经济效益预计将持续存在,随着医疗成像需求的增加.
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