Researchers from University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia found patients, providers and on-site equipment coordinators are satisfied with video-based healthcare, according to News-Medical.
Researchers distributed three surveys to Missouri Telehealth Network patients, physicians and on-site equipment coordinators. The survey questioned respondents on perceived benefits of video-based healthcare such as ease of use, quality of care and acceptance as another form of health services.
Here are five highlights:
1. Of the respondents, 83 percent reported they received skilled care during their telehealth visit.
2. Seventy-eight percent said they would use the service again.
3. Sixty-seven percent of the 12 on-site coordinators surveyed said the telehealth appointments were easy to coordinate.
4. Of the 21 physicians surveyed, 86 percent said they were satisfied with the care they provided via telehealth.
5. "Our study confirmed and validated the use of telehealth to care for rural patients," said Mirna Becevic, PhD, an assistant research professor of telemedicine at the MU School of Medicine and lead author of the study. "Knowing the level of satisfaction among all users allows us to explore the possibility of expanding specialty services such as behavioral health, dermatology and care for autism beyond rural areas to include more urban sites."
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