Evaluation of the introduction of a single-lead ECG device and digital cardiologist consultation platform among general practitioners in the Netherlands.
Evert P M KarregatMarlou A de KoningJelle C L HimmelreichDavid W KoetsierJonas S S G de JongEric P Moll van CharanteRalf E HarskampWim A M LucassenPublished in: Primary health care research & development (2024)
= 36; 84%) valued the feedback from the cardiologists in the consultation platform. GPs experienced this project to have a positive impact on both the quality of care and diagnostic efficiency for patients with (suspected) cardiac arrhythmias. Although we lack a comprehensive picture of experienced impediments by GPs, solving technical issues was mentioned to be helpful for further implementation. More research is needed to explore reasons of GPs not motivated using these tools and to assess real-life clinical impact.