Gender differences on healthcare accessibility and outcomes of a electronic inter-clinician consultation program at the cardiology department in a Galician Health Area.
Pilar Mazón-RamosDaniel Rey-AldanaDavid Garcia-VegaManuel Portela RomeroMoisés Rodríguez-MañeroRicardo Lage-FernándezSergio Cinza-SanjurjoJosé Ramón González JuanateyPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2023)
Compared with the in-person consultation period, an outpatient care programme that includes an e-consultation significantly reduced waiting time to cardiology care and was safe, with a lower rate of hospital admissions and mortality in the first year, without significative gender differences.
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