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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Medgate AG, Switzerland HMO Gesundheitsplan Basel, Switzerland |
Information provided by: | University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00222001 |
The advance of communication technology has changed medical practice. The concept of medical telemedicine centers receiving, assessing and managing calls from patients or their carers on a 24 hour, 7 days a week basis is spreading in the US as well as in European countries. Usually specially trained nurses using dedicated decision support software provide the service. One aspect is the so-called triage, i.e. the decision on urgency and optimal treatment path of a stated medical problem, which has the potential to contain overall treatment costs.
Despite proliferation of these services, little is known about the quality of the services provided.
In October 2000 the first 24-hour medical telemedicine centre staffed by medical doctors started operating in Switzerland. The aims of this study are to assess the quality of service provided by doctors using decision support software and to determine potential predictors of incorrect triage.
Condition |
Any Medical Condition Presented by Patient |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Prospective Study |
Official Title: | Outcome Evaluation of Triage for HMO Patients Performed by Doctors in a Medical Telemedicine Center |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland |
Medgate AG, Switzerland |
HMO Gesundheitsplan Basel, Switzerland |
Principal Investigator: | Serge O Reichlin, MD | University Hospital Basle and Medgate AG |
Study ID Numbers: | MS-001-2002 |
First Received: | September 15, 2005 |
Last Updated: | December 28, 2005 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00222001 |
Health Authority: | Switzerland: Governments of the cantons Basle-Town and Basle-Country |