Association of a Remotely Offered Infectious Diseases eConsult Service With Improved Clinical Outcomes.
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SUBMITTER: Tande AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6976540 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
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Association of a Remotely Offered Infectious Diseases eConsult Service With Improved Clinical Outcomes.
Tande Aaron J AJ Berbari Elie F EF Ramar Priya P Ponamgi Shiva P SP Sharma Umesh U Philpot Lindsey L O'Horo John C JC
Open forum infectious diseases 20200117 1
We performed a case-control study to evaluate an electronic, asynchronous infectious diseases consultative service at 2 rural hospitals within our health system. Patients with consultation via this platform (n = 100) had a significantly decreased odds of death at 30 days compared with propensity-matched controls (n = 300; adjusted odds ratio, 0.3; 95% confidence interval, 0.2-0.7; <i>P</i> = .003). ...[more]
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