The Impact of Telehealthcare on the Quality and Safety of Care: A Systematic Overview

Journal article

Policymakers and planners need to be aware that investment in telehealthcare will not inevitably yield clinical or economic benefits. It is likely that the greatest gains will be achieved for patients at highest risk of serious outcomes. There is a need for longer-term studies in order to determine whether the benefits demonstrated in time limited trials are sustained.

Authors: McLean, S; Sheikh, A; Cresswell, K; Nurmatov, U; Mukherjee, M

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• Journal: PLoS ONE
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 8
• Pages: e71238-e71238
• Publication date: 2013-08-19
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071238
• EISSN: 1932-6203
• ISSN: 1932-6203
• Language: English
• Keywords: Systematic review; Medicine; Nursing; Psychological intervention; Telemedicine; Randomized controlled trial; Critical appraisal; Health care; Alternative medicine; MEDLINE; Cochrane Library; Intervention (counseling)