Analysis of the implementation of an innovative IT solution to improve waiting times, communication with primary care and efficiency in Rheumatology

• Main Authors: José María Pego-Reigosa (Author), Carlos Peña-Gil (Author), David Rodríguez-Lorenzo (Author), Irene Altabás-González (Author), Naír Pérez-Gómez (Author), John Henry Guzmán-Castro (Author), Rodrigo Varela-Gestoso (Author), Reyes Díaz-Lambarri (Author), Alberto González-C (Author), Olga Míguez-Senra (Author), Julia Bóveda-Fontán (Author), Ángeles Charle-Crespo (Author), Francisco Javier Caramés-Casal (Author), Ceferino Barbazán-Álvarez (Author), Íñigo Hernández-Rodríguez (Author), Francisco Maceiras-Pan (Author), Marina Rodríguez-López (Author), Rafael Melero-González (Author), José Benito Rodríguez-Fernández (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective To describe in detail an innovative program based on telemedicine for semi-automated prioritization of referrals from Primary Care (PC) to Rheumatology, for reproducibility purposes, and to present the results of the implementation study. Methods The context and situation were car...