Telehealth for a better service delivery in orthopaedic surgery

Author:

Grandhi Tarani S. P.1ORCID,Fontalis Andreas12ORCID,Raj Rhody D.1ORCID,Kim Woo J.1,Giebaly Dia E.12,Haddad Fares S.12345

Affiliation:

1. Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, University College London Hospitals, London, UK

2. Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK

3. The Bone & Joint Journal , London, UK

4. The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at UCLH, London, UK

5. Princess Grace Hospital, London, UK

Abstract

Telehealth has the potential to change the way we approach patient care. From virtual consenting to reducing carbon emissions, costs, and waiting times, it is a powerful tool in our clinical armamentarium. There is mounting evidence that remote diagnostic evaluation and decision-making have reached an acceptable level of accuracy and can safely be adopted in orthopaedic surgery. Furthermore, patients’ and surgeons’ satisfaction with virtual appointments are comparable to in-person consultations. Challenges to the widespread use of telehealth should, however, be acknowledged and include the cost of installation, training, maintenance, and accessibility. It is also vital that clinicians are conscious of the medicolegal and ethical considerations surrounding the medium and adhere strictly to the relevant data protection legislation and storage framework. It remains to be seen how organizations harness the full spectrum of the technology to facilitate effective patient care.Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2023;105-B(8):843–849.

Publisher

British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

Subject

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Surgery

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