Juliana Bahadin1, Eugene Shum2, Grace Ng3,4, Nicolette Tan2, Pushpavalli Sellayah3, Sze Wee Tan4. 1. SingHealth Polyclinics, 167 Jalan Bukit Merah, Tower 5, #15-10, Singapore, 150167, Singapore. juliana.bahadin@singhealth.com.sg. 2. Eastern Health Alliance, Centre for Innovation, 5 Tampines Central 1, Tampines Plaza, #08-01/05, Singapore, 529541, Singapore. 3. SingHealth Polyclinics, 167 Jalan Bukit Merah, Tower 5, #15-10, Singapore, 150167, Singapore. 4. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Fusionopolis Way, Connexis North Tower, #20-10, Singapore, 138632, Singapore.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The global healthcare kiosk market is growing, and kiosks are projected to be a larger part of healthcare delivery in the coming decades. We developed an unmanned healthcare kiosk that automates the management of stable patients with chronic conditions to complement face-to-face primary care physician (PCP) visits. AIM: The aim of our study was to show that the kiosk could be a feasible means of delivering care for stable patients with chronic conditions and could generate cost savings for the management of patients with stable chronic disease. METHODS: We conducted a prospective single-arm study of 95 participants with well-controlled chronic cardiovascular diseases who visited our clinic in Singapore every 3 months for review and medication refill. During their subsequent appointments for chronic disease management at 3 and 6 months, participants used the kiosk instead of consulting a physician. All participants who used the kiosk were also evaluated by a nurse clinician (NC). The kiosk assessment of whether the patient was well controlled was then compared to the NC's assessment to determine rates of agreement. Patient satisfaction was evaluated through a questionnaire, and any adverse outcomes were documented. RESULTS: Cohen's κ for agreement between the kiosk and the NC assessment of patients' chronic care control was 0.575 (95% CI, 0.437-0.713). The modest agreement was due to differences in systolic blood pressure measurements between the kiosk and the NC. The 96% of participants who completed two kiosk visits were all satisfied with the kiosk as a care delivery alternative. None of the participants managed through the kiosk suffered any adverse outcomes. Use of the kiosk resulted in a reduction of 128 face-to-face PCP visits. CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare kiosks can potentially be used to complement primary care clinician visits for managing patients with stable chronic diseases and can generate cost savings.
INTRODUCTION: The global healthcare kiosk market is growing, and kiosks are projected to be a larger part of healthcare delivery in the coming decades. We developed an unmanned healthcare kiosk that automates the management of stable patients with chronic conditions to complement face-to-face primary care physician (PCP) visits. AIM: The aim of our study was to show that the kiosk could be a feasible means of delivering care for stable patients with chronic conditions and could generate cost savings for the management of patients with stable chronic disease. METHODS: We conducted a prospective single-arm study of 95 participants with well-controlled chronic cardiovascular diseases who visited our clinic in Singapore every 3 months for review and medication refill. During their subsequent appointments for chronic disease management at 3 and 6 months, participants used the kiosk instead of consulting a physician. All participants who used the kiosk were also evaluated by a nurse clinician (NC). The kiosk assessment of whether the patient was well controlled was then compared to the NC's assessment to determine rates of agreement. Patient satisfaction was evaluated through a questionnaire, and any adverse outcomes were documented. RESULTS: Cohen's κ for agreement between the kiosk and the NC assessment of patients' chronic care control was 0.575 (95% CI, 0.437-0.713). The modest agreement was due to differences in systolic blood pressure measurements between the kiosk and the NC. The 96% of participants who completed two kiosk visits were all satisfied with the kiosk as a care delivery alternative. None of the participants managed through the kiosk suffered any adverse outcomes. Use of the kiosk resulted in a reduction of 128 face-to-face PCP visits. CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare kiosks can potentially be used to complement primary care clinician visits for managing patients with stable chronic diseases and can generate cost savings.
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alternative care delivery; healthcare kiosk; stable chronic disease
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