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TeleWound care – providing remote wound assessment and treatment in the home care setting: current status and future directions
Authors Santamaria N, Kapp S
Received 5 August 2013
Accepted for publication 24 September 2013
Published 19 November 2013 Volume 2013:1 Pages 35—41
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/SHTT.S34353
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Review by Single anonymous peer review
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Nick Santamaria,1 Suzanne Kapp2
1University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 2Royal District Nursing Service Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract: The use of wound telemedicine systems in the home care environment has been expanding for the last decade. These systems can generally be grouped into two main types: store and forward systems and video conference type systems; additionally, there are also hybrid systems available that include elements of both. Evidence to date suggests that these systems provide significant benefits to patients, clinicians, and to the health care system generally. Reductions in resource use, visit substitution, costs, and high patient and clinician satisfaction have been reported; however, there is a lack of integration with existing health care technology and no clearly defined technical or clinical standards as yet. Similarly, the legalities associated with wound telemedicine and remote consultation remain unclear. As wound telemedicine systems continue to evolve and be deployed in different locations, there remains significant potential to harness their power to benefit patients being treated at home.
Keywords: telemedicine, home care, e-health
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