Comparative analysis of a private telehealth clinic and country-wide COVID-19 patient management results

Abstract

AbstractThe first majorly destructive pandemic of the twenty-first century broke out due to the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 worldwide. Remote management was put in place to efficiently assess the patients to prevent unnecessary hospitalization and educate the infected on the red flags. This study is a retrospective case control study that will contain a retrospective include analysis of medical records of 13,174 pediatric and adult patients with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease and were undergoing remote management at REDMED online clinic in the period of July, 2021 and March, 2022. The retrieved data will be analyzed in specific detail and the hospitalization rate will be compared with country-wide results. The analysis helped us conclude, that there is a statistically significant difference between the country-wide hospitalization rate (16.8% by December 31, 2021 and 15.1% by July, 2022) and hospitalization rate (total mean value—1.8%) recorded at REDMED (×2 = 2123.488, df = 1, p < 0.0001 and ×2 = 1824.761, df = 1, p < 0.0001). This type of discrepancy requires further investigation. However, we have a reason to believe that direct communication with your doctor through an application might be the reason for being compliant and trusting the service provider. Well-managed and organized telemedicine is an efficient tool to manage Coronavirus or other Infectious Diseases remotely, especially when direct patient-to-doctor audiovisual communication is enabled..