Provider-to-provider telehealth for sepsis patients in a cohort of rural emergency departments.

Nicholas M MohrTracy YoungJ Priyanka VakkalankaKnute D CarterDan M ShaneFred UllrichAllison R SchuetteLuke J MackKatie DeJongAmanda BellMark PalsCarlos A CamargoKorilyn Sauser Zachrison Krislyn M BoggsAdam SkibbeMarcia M Ward

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2024)

Tele-ED capability in a mature rural tele-ED network was not associated with decreased health care costs or improved clinical outcomes. Future work is needed to reduce rural-urban sepsis care disparities and formalize systems of regionalized care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
south africa
emergency department
affordable care act
primary care
palliative care
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
septic shock
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
pain management
current status
health insurance