A Telemedicine Center Reduces the Comprehensive Carbon Footprint in Primary Care: A Monocenter, Retrospective Study

• Main Authors: Krisztina Schmitz-Grosz (Author), Carsten Sommer-Meyer (Author), Philipp Berninger (Author), Elsa Weiszflog (Author), Norbert Jungmichel (Author), David Feierabend (Author), Edouard Battegay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Telemedicine reduces greenhouse gas emissions (CO 2 eq); however, results of studies vary extremely in dependence of the setting. This is the first study to focus on effects of telemedicine on CO 2 imprint of primary care. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive retrospective study to an...