Xiaoyang Ren1, Yunkai Zhai2, Xiaoqin Song3, Zhenbo Wang2, Dongwei Dou4, Yuhong Li1. 1. Department of Information and The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. 2. Department of Telemedicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. 3. Physical Examination Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. 4. Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Abstract
Background: Most secondary transmission of COVID-19 is occurring in a hospital setting. To decrease person-to-person contact, health care providers have built many isolation wards. However, out-of-hospital professionals cannot access patient information, which has greatly reduced the efficiency of treatment; it is inconvenient for health care professionals to issue a case discussion with professionals from other wards. This article mainly introduces a mobile telehealth system (MTS) applied to facilitate patient information presentation and case discussion. Materials and Methods: The MTS searches patient information, which is stored in hospital intranet, and uses five modules to display patient information. By a request/response module and a real-time interaction module, we successfully conducted case discussions. In addition, we took measures in three areas to prevent patient information leakage. Results: The system uses mobile collaboration technology to present patient information and support case discussion. MTS was officially launched for 37 days, during which it has been used 3,061 times. Conclusions: The building of the MTS not only provides convenience and benefit for health care professionals, but also reduces person-to-person contact.
Background: Most secondary transmission of COVID-19 is occurring in a hospital setting. To decrease person-to-person contact, health care providers have built many isolation wards. However, out-of-hospital professionals cannot access patient information, which has greatly reduced the efficiency of treatment; it is inconvenient for health care professionals to issue a case discussion with professionals from other wards. This article mainly introduces a mobile telehealth system (MTS) applied to facilitate patient information presentation and case discussion. Materials and Methods: The MTS searches patient information, which is stored in hospital intranet, and uses five modules to display patient information. By a request/response module and a real-time interaction module, we successfully conducted case discussions. In addition, we took measures in three areas to prevent patient information leakage. Results: The system uses mobile collaboration technology to present patient information and support case discussion. MTS was officially launched for 37 days, during which it has been used 3,061 times. Conclusions: The building of the MTS not only provides convenience and benefit for health care professionals, but also reduces person-to-person contact.
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Keywords:
COVID-19; case discussion; mobility; patient information; telehealth; telemedicine
Authors: Davide Golinelli; Erik Boetto; Gherardo Carullo; Andrea Giovanni Nuzzolese; Maria Paola Landini; Maria Pia Fantini Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2020-11-06 Impact factor: 5.428