Nursing Home Provider Perceptions of Telemedicine for Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations
Nursing Home Provider Perceptions of Telemedicine for Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations Julia Driessen PhD a,b, Andro Bonhomme MDc, Woody Chang MDd, David A. Nace MD, MPHe, Dio Kavalieratos PhD f, Subashan Perera PhD e,g, Steven M. Handler MD, PhD b,e,* DOWNLOAD PDF Abstract Objective: Potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAHs) of nursing home (NH) residents are common, costly, and can have significant economic consequences. Telemedicine has been shown to reduce emer-gency department and hospitalization of NH residents, yet adoption has been limited and little is known about provider’s perceptions and desired functionality for a TeleMedicine program. The goal of [...]