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Telemedicine in Nova Scotia: report of a pilot study.

OBJECTIVE: To provide and evaluate telemedicine services for rural physicians and patients in Nova Scotia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: As a pilot project, three telemedicine services (videoconference continuing medical education [CME], teledermatology, and teleradiology) were provided to four hospitals in Nova Scotia communities. All four sites received CME (a total of 269 physicians, 53 other health care professionals); three sites received teledermatology (66 consultations), and two sites received teleradiology (808 radiologic examinations). At the consulting site, 12 faculty members presented 24 one-hour videoconferences, and there was one consulting radiologist and dermatologist. Each service was evaluated independently. Methods included participant questionnaires; focus groups; numbers and categories of participants or examinations; comparison of operational costs, capitol costs (teledermatology and teleradiology), and travel costs (CME); technical assessments of hardware, software, and telecommunications; assessment of clinical diagnostic procedures (teledermatology); and comparative study of original and digitized films (teleradiology). RESULTS: Despite growing pains, the technologies effectively provided the three services: the services were acceptable to referring and consulting physicians and patients. Improvements in patient care and outcomes comparable to those of traditional methods were demonstrated in teleradiology and teledermatology, especially for emergencies. Physician access to CME and patient access to dermatology consultation services were improved. Financial savings were demonstrated for CME, but further investigation is required to determine the savings attributable to teleradiology and teledermatology. CONCLUSIONS: The telemedicine services supported rural physicians, their patients, and their communities. Although telemedicine is not a panacea for all concerns of rural physicians, the pilot project provided a strong foundation for further development and study.[1]

References

  1. Telemedicine in Nova Scotia: report of a pilot study. Reid, D.S., Weaver, L.E., Sargeant, J.M., Allen, M.J., Mason, W.F., Klotz, P.J., Langille, D.B. Telemedicine journal : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. (1998) [Pubmed]
 
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