Teleconsultation in children with abdominal pain: a comparison of physician triage recommendations and an established paediatric telephone triage protocol
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Teleconsultation in children with abdominal pain: a comparison of physician triage recommendations and an established paediatric telephone triage protocol. / Staub, Gabrielle Marmier; von Overbeck, Jan; Blozik, Eva.
In: BMC MED INFORM DECIS, Vol. 13, 01.01.2013, p. 110.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Teleconsultation in children with abdominal pain: a comparison of physician triage recommendations and an established paediatric telephone triage protocol
AU - Staub, Gabrielle Marmier
AU - von Overbeck, Jan
AU - Blozik, Eva
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Quality assessment and continuous quality feedback to the staff is crucial for safety and efficiency of teleconsultation and triage. This study evaluates whether it is feasible to use an already existing telephone triage protocol to assess the appropriateness of point-of-care and time-to-treat recommendations after teleconsultations.METHODS: Based on electronic patient records, we retrospectively compared the point-of-care and time-to-treat recommendations of the paediatric telephone triage protocol with the actual recommendations of trained physicians for children with abdominal pain, following a teleconsultation.RESULTS: In 59 of 96 cases (61%) these recommendations were congruent with the paediatric telephone protocol. Discrepancies were either of organizational nature, due to factors such as local referral policies or gatekeeping insurance models, or of medical origin, such as milder than usual symptoms or clear diagnosis of a minor ailment.CONCLUSIONS: A paediatric telephone triage protocol may be applicable in healthcare systems other than the one in which it has been developed, if triage rules are adapted to match the organisational aspects of the local healthcare system.
AB - BACKGROUND: Quality assessment and continuous quality feedback to the staff is crucial for safety and efficiency of teleconsultation and triage. This study evaluates whether it is feasible to use an already existing telephone triage protocol to assess the appropriateness of point-of-care and time-to-treat recommendations after teleconsultations.METHODS: Based on electronic patient records, we retrospectively compared the point-of-care and time-to-treat recommendations of the paediatric telephone triage protocol with the actual recommendations of trained physicians for children with abdominal pain, following a teleconsultation.RESULTS: In 59 of 96 cases (61%) these recommendations were congruent with the paediatric telephone protocol. Discrepancies were either of organizational nature, due to factors such as local referral policies or gatekeeping insurance models, or of medical origin, such as milder than usual symptoms or clear diagnosis of a minor ailment.CONCLUSIONS: A paediatric telephone triage protocol may be applicable in healthcare systems other than the one in which it has been developed, if triage rules are adapted to match the organisational aspects of the local healthcare system.
KW - Abdominal Pain
KW - Adolescent
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Clinical Protocols
KW - Disease Management
KW - Feasibility Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Infant, Newborn
KW - Pediatrics
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Severity of Illness Index
KW - Telemedicine
KW - Telephone
U2 - 10.1186/1472-6947-13-110
DO - 10.1186/1472-6947-13-110
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24079719
VL - 13
SP - 110
JO - BMC MED INFORM DECIS
JF - BMC MED INFORM DECIS
SN - 1472-6947
ER -