The Association Between Telemedicine and Emergency Department (ED) Disposition: A Stepped Wedge Design of an ED-Based Telemedicine Program in Critical Access Hospitals.
Nabil NatafgiNicholas M MohrAmy WittrockAmanda BellMarcia M WardPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2019)
Telemedicine availability in CAH EDs is associated with a higher likelihood of routine discharges from the ED possibly due to changes in care associated with teleED implementation. The relationship between teleED use and disposition may be related to selection in activating teleED for cases more likely to require hospital inpatient care.