Back to Search
Start Over
The First Statewide Implementation of a Regional Disaster Teleconsultation System to Expand Critical Care Surge Capacity: A Case Study in Vermont.
- Source :
- Telemedicine & e-Health; May2024, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p1495-1498, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
-
Abstract
- Background:In December 2021, the Region 1 Disaster Health Response System, the state of Vermont, and the National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network partnered to provide statewide access to disaster teleconsultations during COVID-19 surge conditions. In this case report, we describe how a disaster teleconsultation system was implemented in Vermont to provide access to temporary tele-critical care consultations during the Omicron COVID-19 surge. Methods:We measured the time from request of service to implementation and calculated descriptive statistics. Results:Seven of Vermont's 14 hospitals requested the service. Despite a technology solution capable of providing services within hours, mean time to service implementation was 27 days (interquartile range 20–41 days). Conclusions:Integration of disaster teleconsultation systems into state and local emergency management plans are needed to bring administrative start-up times in line with technical readiness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15305627
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Telemedicine & e-Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177015911
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2023.0339