Objective:To explore the effect of fragmented case teaching in the standardized training of residents in anesthesiology department.Methods:80 doctors who participated in the standardized training of residents in anest...Objective:To explore the effect of fragmented case teaching in the standardized training of residents in anesthesiology department.Methods:80 doctors who participated in the standardized training of residents in anesthesiology department from January 2021 to January 2022 were selected as the research objects,and the 80 doctors were divided into experimental groups according to the clinical teaching mode(n=40,implemented case fragmented teaching method)and the control group(n=40,traditional teaching method).The training lasted for 2 months,and the medical history collection,medical record analysis,practical operation ability,theoretical assessment results,and the degree of satisfaction towards the training of the two groups of doctors were compared.Results:After 2 months of training,the theoretical knowledge and operational ability of the doctors in the two groups have improved to a certain extent,but the medical history collection,medical record analysis,practical operation ability,theoretical assessment results and satisfaction of the doctors in the experimental group were significantly better than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:The effect of the fragmented case teaching method in the standardized training of anesthesiology residents is significantly better than the traditional teaching mode.The abilities of doctors have significantly improved after the training.Hence,the fragmented case teaching method is worthy of promotion in clinical practice.展开更多
Objective: To explore and analyze the effect of the WeChat platform combined with the PBL teaching method in the standardized training of anesthesia residents. Methods: 120 anesthesiology residents from January 2018 t...Objective: To explore and analyze the effect of the WeChat platform combined with the PBL teaching method in the standardized training of anesthesia residents. Methods: 120 anesthesiology residents from January 2018 to the end of December 2019 were selected, and divided into a control group and an observation group of 60 each according to the time sequence of admission. The control group adopted the conventional teaching mode, and the observation group adopted the WeChat platform combined PBL teaching method. The scores of theoretical knowledge and anesthesia skills operation after training, the scores of the teaching interest survey, and the satisfaction with the teaching mode between the two groups were compared. Results: The scores of theoretical knowledge and anesthesia skills operation in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group, and the indicators of teaching interest in the observation group were also higher than those in the control group. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The satisfaction degree of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group, and the difference was also statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The WeChat platform combined with the PBL teaching method is beneficial to improve the training effect of anesthesiology residents, stimulating autonomous learning ability, ensuring the effective practice of theoretical knowledge, and promoting them to move towards a higher standard of anesthesia skills.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Emergency physicians have been successful in implementing procedural sedation and analgesia(PSA) to treat emergency department(ED) patients who need to undergo painful procedures.However, 25% of the EDs in...BACKGROUND: Emergency physicians have been successful in implementing procedural sedation and analgesia(PSA) to treat emergency department(ED) patients who need to undergo painful procedures.However, 25% of the EDs in the Netherlands are not staffed by emergency physicians.The aim of this study was to investigate PSA availability and quality in EDs without emergency physicians.METHODS: We performed an exploratory cross-sectional study amongst ED nurses and physicians in all 13 EDs without emergency physicians in the Netherlands.Data were gathered using a standardized questionnaire.RESULTS: The response rate was 34.3%(148/432).Of the respondents, 84/148(56.8%) provided adult PSA and 30/148(20.3%) provided paediatric PSA.Main reasons for not providing PSA were insufficient numbers of trained staff to support PSA in the ED and insufficient training and exposure.The providers agreed significantly stronger when reflecting their PSA competencies in adults compared to paediatric patients.CONCLUSION: The key to improve pain management in the ED-setting may lay in investing in continuous training of ED health care professionals and/or acquiring professionals who are both qualified in PSA and available in the ED.展开更多
BACKGROUND: The study aims to determine whether shifting to professional emergency department(ED) teams leads to a higher rate of radiologic workup.METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed a total of 2,000 patients presen...BACKGROUND: The study aims to determine whether shifting to professional emergency department(ED) teams leads to a higher rate of radiologic workup.METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed a total of 2,000 patients presenting to the ED of a tertiary teaching hospital in two time periods: group 1(G1) comprised 1,000 consecutive patients enrolled from December 21, 2012 to January 5, 2013(all patients were examined by an internal medicine specialist);group 2(G2) comprised 1,000 consecutive patients enrolled from December 21, 2018 to January 3, 2019(all patients were examined by an emergency physician).RESULTS: The chest X-ray(CXR) was performed in 40.6% of all patients. There was no difference in the frequency of CXR(38.9% in G1 vs. 42.3% in G2, P=0.152). More CXRs were performed in G2 patients older than 65 years, in female patients older than 65 years, in patients presenting during the evening and night shifts or off-hours, in patients with a history of malignancy, in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, and in patients with bradycardia, but fewer in patients presenting with arrhythmia. No difference in the rates of pathological CXR was found(47.3% in G1 vs. 52.2% in G2, P=0.186). Compared with G2, higher sensitivity and specificity were obtained for the binary logistic regression model predicting pathological findings in G1.CONCLUSIONS: Shifting to professional ED teams does not increase radiologic workup. By implementing deliberate usage of ultrasound, some self-governing procedures, case-oriented investigations, and center-specific recommendations, unnecessary radiologic workup can be avoided. Professional ED teams could lead to a higher standard of emergency care.展开更多
BACKGROUND:It has been estimated that up to one third of all emergency department(ED)visits may be"inappropriate"or non-emergent.Factors that have been speculated to be associated with non-emergent use have ...BACKGROUND:It has been estimated that up to one third of all emergency department(ED)visits may be"inappropriate"or non-emergent.Factors that have been speculated to be associated with non-emergent use have been noted to include low socioeconomic status,lack of access to primary care,lack of insurance,convenience of"on demand care"and the patient's individual perception of their complaint urgency.The objective of this study is to identify the reasons contributing to self-perceived non-emergent adult emergency department visits during primary care physician office hours of operation.METHODS:This study was a single-center,descriptive study with questionnaire.The questionnaire was collected from patients meeting exclusion/inclusion criteria who were triaged into an acute or fast track part of the emergency department during regular business hours on Monday through Friday,8:00 am-5:00 pm during the months of July 2011 and August 2011.Questionnaire data were categorical and summarized using counts and percentages.Data collected included patient demographics,information about the patient's primary care provider,and information about the emergency department visit in question.All responses were compared among patients with visits considered to be non-emergent to those considered to be emergent by using individual chi-square tests.RESULTS:There were 262 patients available for the study.The patients were grouped according to their perception of the severity of their complaints.Roughly half of the patients placed themselves into the non-emergent category(n=129),whereas the other half of the patients categorized themselves into the emergent group(n=131).There were statistically significant differences in marital status and employment status between the two groups.It was found that 61.5%of the non-emergent patients were single,while 58.3%of the emergent patients were married.In the non-emergent group,59.7%were unemployed,but in the emergent group 60.3%were employed(P<0.05).However,no other factors were significantly different.CONCLUSIONS:Our study did not identify a statistically significant factor to the reasoning behind why patients choose the emergency department over a primary care physician during regular office hours.The only significant demographic indicating who was more likely to make this choice during the specified time frame was being single and employed with perceived non-emergent complaint.Patients without insurance and/or without a primary care physician were no more likely to visit the emergency department with a self-perceived non-emergent issue than patients with insurance and/or with an established primary care physician.展开更多
The purpose of our Quality Improvement (QI) project was to evaluate the effectiveness of radiology-led didactics on efficiency and ordering practices in the emergency department. Residents of the emergency medicine (E...The purpose of our Quality Improvement (QI) project was to evaluate the effectiveness of radiology-led didactics on efficiency and ordering practices in the emergency department. Residents of the emergency medicine (EM) program at Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital (postgraduate years 1 - 4) participated in a didactic lecture series during the first two months of the 2013 academic year. Two fifteen-minute lectures with a question and answer session were designed to focus on radiation risk, American College of Radiology (ACR) appropriateness criteria and the department of radiology’s policies. A short survey questionnaire that included questions on ACR appropriateness criteria, radiology experiences and opinions/attitudes regarding radiology was distributed and analyzed before and after the didactic series. The average score for the knowledge-based technical questions on ACR appropriateness criteria was 60.5% initially and 76.4% post-lecture with an overall improvement of 25%, which was statistically significant (p < 0.0001). Following a short didactic lecture series, EM residents showed significant improvement of their knowledge of appropriate image utilization on the post-lecture survey. This highlights the need for dedicated radiology-led lecture series for EM residents. This type of program could be implemented yearly and expanded to other departments to promote interdepartmental commuication, increases radiology awareness, improves ordering practices and encourages appropriate imaging utilization.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the effect of the use of color codes for patient triage on physicians’clinical decision.Methods:This prospective study was conducted among female patients aged 18-65 years who visited the eme...Objective:To investigate the effect of the use of color codes for patient triage on physicians’clinical decision.Methods:This prospective study was conducted among female patients aged 18-65 years who visited the emergency department(ED)with complaints of acute abdominal pain.A 3-level of triage system[red(very urgent),yellow(urgent)and green(less urgent)]was used in our ED.All patients were green level.Half of these patients remained at the green level(the green group),and the remaining patients were re-labeled as false yellow(the false yellow group)in the order of ED visits.Ordering tests,consultation requests,intravenous treatment,length of hospital stay,and cost were compared between the two groups of patients.Results:In total 393 patients were included with 198 patients in the green group and 195 in the false yellow group.There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in age,temperature,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,pulse and oxygen saturation(P>0.05).It was observed that more tests(P=0.001),consultations(P<0.001),and intravenous treatment were requested(P<0.001),and the duration of stay in the ED was longer(P<0.001)and cost(P<0.001)was higher in the false yellow group.Conclusions:Triage do affect the decisions of physicians on female patients with acute abdominal pain.展开更多
Background: To deal with emergency department crowding and long waits before patient care, many institutions have placed a doctor in the triage area to initiate treatment and testing. Objective: to determine the effec...Background: To deal with emergency department crowding and long waits before patient care, many institutions have placed a doctor in the triage area to initiate treatment and testing. Objective: to determine the effect of a doctor in triage on patient satisfaction scores. Methods: This is an observational study comparing the patient satisfaction scores from days when a physician was in triage to days when a physician was not present. The study was conducted in the ED of an urban academic medical center with excellent primary care resources and payer mix (7% self pay, 11% Medicaid). Results: There was a mean of 4 (95% CI 3.1 - 4.5) surveys returned for each day when there was a doctor in triage and a mean of 5 (95% CI 4.3 - 5.7) surveys for each day without a doctor in triage. Overall satisfaction for the days with a doctor in triage was 79.9 ± 10.5 (95% CI 77.7, 82.1) compared to 78.8 ± 9.2 (95% CI 76.5, 81.1) (p = 0.9) on days without a doctor in triage. Conclusion: In this setting, there was no effect of a doctor in triage on patient satisfaction scores. While a doctor in triage may be valuable and cost effective in some settings, it may not provide appropriate benefit in all settings. We suggest that facilities trial a physician in triage program and measure predetermined outcomes such as patient satisfaction scores, length of stay and the percentage of patients left without being seen before investing in additional staffing and cost to sustain such a program.展开更多
Introduction: This study assesses rural providers’ perceptions of their ability to deliver high quality care via telehealth compared to usual care, and whether attending providers perceive that emergency department (...Introduction: This study assesses rural providers’ perceptions of their ability to deliver high quality care via telehealth compared to usual care, and whether attending providers perceive that emergency department (ED) telehealth visits influence clinical reasoning in regard to patient disposition, specifically in tele-behavioral and tele-neurological cases. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted of 134 ED providers (nurses [n = 126] and physicians [n = 8]) who were working in five Midwestern critical access hospitals (response rate 83%). Descriptive, correlational and stepwise regression analyses were employed to evaluate provider perceptions of 1) competency level in telehealth delivery, 2) patient health outcomes, 3) access to continuing education in telehealth, and 4) clinical influence of telehealth visit. Evaluation of preliminary set of N = 100 telehealth cases were assessed for influence of telehealth on clinical reasoning of attending physicians regarding patient disposition. Results: The majority (67%;n = 90) of participants had at least minimal experience with telehealth care delivery, with an average of 1 - 2 visits in teleneurology, and 3 - 4 visits in telebehavioral cases. Providers rated their overall mean competency level in telehealth care delivery as 3.01/5.00 based on a 5 point “novice (1) to expert” (5) scale. Mean scores for providers perceived competency level in 7 evidence-based sub-categories for telehealth care delivery were self-reported as relatively low to mid-range values, ranging from 2.64 - 3.57/5.00. Stepwise linear regression analysis of whether all providers “would recommend telehealth to their family and friends” revealed two predictors for model of best fit (n = 81;p 2 = 0.598): 1) their perceptions of telehealth experience compared to usual care;and 2) perceptions of patient health outcomes with telehealth compared to usual care. Providers rated “neutral” to “very unlikely” that they “would recommend telehealth to family and friends” (2.75/5.00;n = 122;91%). Attending physicians reported that for a majority of cases, telehealth visits influenced patient disposition and transfer decision-making (58.4%), and the influence of telehealth visits on patient disposition was statistically significantly higher for behavioral health cases (p Discussion: This study will be followed on to inform administrators/policy makers about 1) perceived level of competency of providers who implement tele-emergency care, 2) potential importance of telehealth equipment used and teamwork between rural providers and distant specialist, and 3) how use of telehealth may enhance ability of rural ED providers to improve quality of care. Perceived influence of telehealth on patient disposition is reported to be highest for telebehavioral patients. Healthcare educators need to place a priority on addressing provider competencies in telehealth through health professions degree programs and continuing education. Further research is needed to promote application and testing of evidence-based provider competencies in telehealth, and potentially relevant health communication models, to increase providers’ perceived efficacy and competency in telehealth care delivery, thus supporting high quality patient health outcomes.展开更多
文摘Objective:To explore the effect of fragmented case teaching in the standardized training of residents in anesthesiology department.Methods:80 doctors who participated in the standardized training of residents in anesthesiology department from January 2021 to January 2022 were selected as the research objects,and the 80 doctors were divided into experimental groups according to the clinical teaching mode(n=40,implemented case fragmented teaching method)and the control group(n=40,traditional teaching method).The training lasted for 2 months,and the medical history collection,medical record analysis,practical operation ability,theoretical assessment results,and the degree of satisfaction towards the training of the two groups of doctors were compared.Results:After 2 months of training,the theoretical knowledge and operational ability of the doctors in the two groups have improved to a certain extent,but the medical history collection,medical record analysis,practical operation ability,theoretical assessment results and satisfaction of the doctors in the experimental group were significantly better than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:The effect of the fragmented case teaching method in the standardized training of anesthesiology residents is significantly better than the traditional teaching mode.The abilities of doctors have significantly improved after the training.Hence,the fragmented case teaching method is worthy of promotion in clinical practice.
文摘Objective: To explore and analyze the effect of the WeChat platform combined with the PBL teaching method in the standardized training of anesthesia residents. Methods: 120 anesthesiology residents from January 2018 to the end of December 2019 were selected, and divided into a control group and an observation group of 60 each according to the time sequence of admission. The control group adopted the conventional teaching mode, and the observation group adopted the WeChat platform combined PBL teaching method. The scores of theoretical knowledge and anesthesia skills operation after training, the scores of the teaching interest survey, and the satisfaction with the teaching mode between the two groups were compared. Results: The scores of theoretical knowledge and anesthesia skills operation in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group, and the indicators of teaching interest in the observation group were also higher than those in the control group. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The satisfaction degree of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group, and the difference was also statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The WeChat platform combined with the PBL teaching method is beneficial to improve the training effect of anesthesiology residents, stimulating autonomous learning ability, ensuring the effective practice of theoretical knowledge, and promoting them to move towards a higher standard of anesthesia skills.
文摘BACKGROUND: Emergency physicians have been successful in implementing procedural sedation and analgesia(PSA) to treat emergency department(ED) patients who need to undergo painful procedures.However, 25% of the EDs in the Netherlands are not staffed by emergency physicians.The aim of this study was to investigate PSA availability and quality in EDs without emergency physicians.METHODS: We performed an exploratory cross-sectional study amongst ED nurses and physicians in all 13 EDs without emergency physicians in the Netherlands.Data were gathered using a standardized questionnaire.RESULTS: The response rate was 34.3%(148/432).Of the respondents, 84/148(56.8%) provided adult PSA and 30/148(20.3%) provided paediatric PSA.Main reasons for not providing PSA were insufficient numbers of trained staff to support PSA in the ED and insufficient training and exposure.The providers agreed significantly stronger when reflecting their PSA competencies in adults compared to paediatric patients.CONCLUSION: The key to improve pain management in the ED-setting may lay in investing in continuous training of ED health care professionals and/or acquiring professionals who are both qualified in PSA and available in the ED.
文摘BACKGROUND: The study aims to determine whether shifting to professional emergency department(ED) teams leads to a higher rate of radiologic workup.METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed a total of 2,000 patients presenting to the ED of a tertiary teaching hospital in two time periods: group 1(G1) comprised 1,000 consecutive patients enrolled from December 21, 2012 to January 5, 2013(all patients were examined by an internal medicine specialist);group 2(G2) comprised 1,000 consecutive patients enrolled from December 21, 2018 to January 3, 2019(all patients were examined by an emergency physician).RESULTS: The chest X-ray(CXR) was performed in 40.6% of all patients. There was no difference in the frequency of CXR(38.9% in G1 vs. 42.3% in G2, P=0.152). More CXRs were performed in G2 patients older than 65 years, in female patients older than 65 years, in patients presenting during the evening and night shifts or off-hours, in patients with a history of malignancy, in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, and in patients with bradycardia, but fewer in patients presenting with arrhythmia. No difference in the rates of pathological CXR was found(47.3% in G1 vs. 52.2% in G2, P=0.186). Compared with G2, higher sensitivity and specificity were obtained for the binary logistic regression model predicting pathological findings in G1.CONCLUSIONS: Shifting to professional ED teams does not increase radiologic workup. By implementing deliberate usage of ultrasound, some self-governing procedures, case-oriented investigations, and center-specific recommendations, unnecessary radiologic workup can be avoided. Professional ED teams could lead to a higher standard of emergency care.
文摘BACKGROUND:It has been estimated that up to one third of all emergency department(ED)visits may be"inappropriate"or non-emergent.Factors that have been speculated to be associated with non-emergent use have been noted to include low socioeconomic status,lack of access to primary care,lack of insurance,convenience of"on demand care"and the patient's individual perception of their complaint urgency.The objective of this study is to identify the reasons contributing to self-perceived non-emergent adult emergency department visits during primary care physician office hours of operation.METHODS:This study was a single-center,descriptive study with questionnaire.The questionnaire was collected from patients meeting exclusion/inclusion criteria who were triaged into an acute or fast track part of the emergency department during regular business hours on Monday through Friday,8:00 am-5:00 pm during the months of July 2011 and August 2011.Questionnaire data were categorical and summarized using counts and percentages.Data collected included patient demographics,information about the patient's primary care provider,and information about the emergency department visit in question.All responses were compared among patients with visits considered to be non-emergent to those considered to be emergent by using individual chi-square tests.RESULTS:There were 262 patients available for the study.The patients were grouped according to their perception of the severity of their complaints.Roughly half of the patients placed themselves into the non-emergent category(n=129),whereas the other half of the patients categorized themselves into the emergent group(n=131).There were statistically significant differences in marital status and employment status between the two groups.It was found that 61.5%of the non-emergent patients were single,while 58.3%of the emergent patients were married.In the non-emergent group,59.7%were unemployed,but in the emergent group 60.3%were employed(P<0.05).However,no other factors were significantly different.CONCLUSIONS:Our study did not identify a statistically significant factor to the reasoning behind why patients choose the emergency department over a primary care physician during regular office hours.The only significant demographic indicating who was more likely to make this choice during the specified time frame was being single and employed with perceived non-emergent complaint.Patients without insurance and/or without a primary care physician were no more likely to visit the emergency department with a self-perceived non-emergent issue than patients with insurance and/or with an established primary care physician.
文摘The purpose of our Quality Improvement (QI) project was to evaluate the effectiveness of radiology-led didactics on efficiency and ordering practices in the emergency department. Residents of the emergency medicine (EM) program at Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital (postgraduate years 1 - 4) participated in a didactic lecture series during the first two months of the 2013 academic year. Two fifteen-minute lectures with a question and answer session were designed to focus on radiation risk, American College of Radiology (ACR) appropriateness criteria and the department of radiology’s policies. A short survey questionnaire that included questions on ACR appropriateness criteria, radiology experiences and opinions/attitudes regarding radiology was distributed and analyzed before and after the didactic series. The average score for the knowledge-based technical questions on ACR appropriateness criteria was 60.5% initially and 76.4% post-lecture with an overall improvement of 25%, which was statistically significant (p < 0.0001). Following a short didactic lecture series, EM residents showed significant improvement of their knowledge of appropriate image utilization on the post-lecture survey. This highlights the need for dedicated radiology-led lecture series for EM residents. This type of program could be implemented yearly and expanded to other departments to promote interdepartmental commuication, increases radiology awareness, improves ordering practices and encourages appropriate imaging utilization.
文摘Objective:To investigate the effect of the use of color codes for patient triage on physicians’clinical decision.Methods:This prospective study was conducted among female patients aged 18-65 years who visited the emergency department(ED)with complaints of acute abdominal pain.A 3-level of triage system[red(very urgent),yellow(urgent)and green(less urgent)]was used in our ED.All patients were green level.Half of these patients remained at the green level(the green group),and the remaining patients were re-labeled as false yellow(the false yellow group)in the order of ED visits.Ordering tests,consultation requests,intravenous treatment,length of hospital stay,and cost were compared between the two groups of patients.Results:In total 393 patients were included with 198 patients in the green group and 195 in the false yellow group.There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in age,temperature,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,pulse and oxygen saturation(P>0.05).It was observed that more tests(P=0.001),consultations(P<0.001),and intravenous treatment were requested(P<0.001),and the duration of stay in the ED was longer(P<0.001)and cost(P<0.001)was higher in the false yellow group.Conclusions:Triage do affect the decisions of physicians on female patients with acute abdominal pain.
文摘Background: To deal with emergency department crowding and long waits before patient care, many institutions have placed a doctor in the triage area to initiate treatment and testing. Objective: to determine the effect of a doctor in triage on patient satisfaction scores. Methods: This is an observational study comparing the patient satisfaction scores from days when a physician was in triage to days when a physician was not present. The study was conducted in the ED of an urban academic medical center with excellent primary care resources and payer mix (7% self pay, 11% Medicaid). Results: There was a mean of 4 (95% CI 3.1 - 4.5) surveys returned for each day when there was a doctor in triage and a mean of 5 (95% CI 4.3 - 5.7) surveys for each day without a doctor in triage. Overall satisfaction for the days with a doctor in triage was 79.9 ± 10.5 (95% CI 77.7, 82.1) compared to 78.8 ± 9.2 (95% CI 76.5, 81.1) (p = 0.9) on days without a doctor in triage. Conclusion: In this setting, there was no effect of a doctor in triage on patient satisfaction scores. While a doctor in triage may be valuable and cost effective in some settings, it may not provide appropriate benefit in all settings. We suggest that facilities trial a physician in triage program and measure predetermined outcomes such as patient satisfaction scores, length of stay and the percentage of patients left without being seen before investing in additional staffing and cost to sustain such a program.
文摘Introduction: This study assesses rural providers’ perceptions of their ability to deliver high quality care via telehealth compared to usual care, and whether attending providers perceive that emergency department (ED) telehealth visits influence clinical reasoning in regard to patient disposition, specifically in tele-behavioral and tele-neurological cases. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted of 134 ED providers (nurses [n = 126] and physicians [n = 8]) who were working in five Midwestern critical access hospitals (response rate 83%). Descriptive, correlational and stepwise regression analyses were employed to evaluate provider perceptions of 1) competency level in telehealth delivery, 2) patient health outcomes, 3) access to continuing education in telehealth, and 4) clinical influence of telehealth visit. Evaluation of preliminary set of N = 100 telehealth cases were assessed for influence of telehealth on clinical reasoning of attending physicians regarding patient disposition. Results: The majority (67%;n = 90) of participants had at least minimal experience with telehealth care delivery, with an average of 1 - 2 visits in teleneurology, and 3 - 4 visits in telebehavioral cases. Providers rated their overall mean competency level in telehealth care delivery as 3.01/5.00 based on a 5 point “novice (1) to expert” (5) scale. Mean scores for providers perceived competency level in 7 evidence-based sub-categories for telehealth care delivery were self-reported as relatively low to mid-range values, ranging from 2.64 - 3.57/5.00. Stepwise linear regression analysis of whether all providers “would recommend telehealth to their family and friends” revealed two predictors for model of best fit (n = 81;p 2 = 0.598): 1) their perceptions of telehealth experience compared to usual care;and 2) perceptions of patient health outcomes with telehealth compared to usual care. Providers rated “neutral” to “very unlikely” that they “would recommend telehealth to family and friends” (2.75/5.00;n = 122;91%). Attending physicians reported that for a majority of cases, telehealth visits influenced patient disposition and transfer decision-making (58.4%), and the influence of telehealth visits on patient disposition was statistically significantly higher for behavioral health cases (p Discussion: This study will be followed on to inform administrators/policy makers about 1) perceived level of competency of providers who implement tele-emergency care, 2) potential importance of telehealth equipment used and teamwork between rural providers and distant specialist, and 3) how use of telehealth may enhance ability of rural ED providers to improve quality of care. Perceived influence of telehealth on patient disposition is reported to be highest for telebehavioral patients. Healthcare educators need to place a priority on addressing provider competencies in telehealth through health professions degree programs and continuing education. Further research is needed to promote application and testing of evidence-based provider competencies in telehealth, and potentially relevant health communication models, to increase providers’ perceived efficacy and competency in telehealth care delivery, thus supporting high quality patient health outcomes.
基金Shanghai Mental Health Center affiliated to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University project(project code:2016-YJ-12)Shanghai Mental Health Center affiliated to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University project(project code:2014-YL-04)National Key Technology Research and Development Program(project code:2012BAI01B04)