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Current Issue Highlights
Development and Implementation of a Value-Based Care Telehealth Emergency Medicine Program: Triage and Care Alignment in an Integrated Health System
Acute unscheduled episodic care is an area of potential cost savings, given the high frequency and cost of unnecessary emergency department (ED) utilization. Authors developed a provider-assisted patient navigation program using a
telehealth platform designed to decrease ED utilization and reduce costs while providing exceptional patient satisfaction.
The study’s calculated overall medical expense savings comparing the costs between the ED vs. lower-acuity settings revealed that 50% (n = 450) of consultations were managed as outpatients, avoiding ED visits. Authors suggest an estimated average avoided medical expense of $1,701 per case
to insurers and patients if an ED visit was avoided.
Learn how to implement a TeleEM program to assist with triage and resource alignment, as well as identification and outpatient management of patients while avoiding an ED visit within an integrated health system at https://doi.org/10.30953/thmt.v9.512.
Authors
- Austin T. Smith, MD, Emergency Medicine, Intermountain
Health, Park City, Utah, USA
- Julie K. Martinez, MSN, Senior Outcomes Research, TeleHealth Services, Intermountain Health, Murray, Utah, USA
- Joel R. Taylor, MD, Utah Emergency Physicians, TeleHealth Services, Intermountain Health, Murray, Utah, USA
- Kelcie A. Douglas,
MHA, Connect Care Pro, TeleHealth Services, Intermountain Health, Murray, Utah, USA
- Joseph R. Bledsoe, MD, Senior Medical Director and Director of Research, Urgent Care, Intermountain Health
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Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) open access international peer reviewed journal explores the latest innovations, research, and applications in telemedicine, telehealth, and digital health technologies. The publication aims to advance healthcare by fostering discussions
on emerging trends, policy, regulation, and real-world implementations that improve global access to care, quality of care, and health outcomes. The journal addresses clinical, engineering and operational aspects, and seeks to inform and engage consumers, healthcare providers, academia, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and technology innovators.
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