Comparing the effectiveness, safety and cost of teleconsultation versus face-to-face model of pharmacist-led anticoagulation clinic: A single institution experience-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Comparing the effectiveness, safety and cost of teleconsultation versus face-to-face model of pharmacist-led anticoagulation clinic: A single institution experience

Published:2024-05-10 Issue:5 Volume:53 Page:334-337
ISSN:0304-4602
Container-title:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
language:en
Short-container-title:Ann Acad Med Singap

Author:

Lopez Shaun Eric¹,Lim Rachel Xue Ting¹

Affiliation:

1. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Abstract

Teleconsultation-based (TELE) anticoagulation clinic (ACC) is an alternative modality, but its use in Singapore’s clinical setting has not been well studied. In Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), the TELE ACC service was established to enrol patients who (1) perform self-testing using a loaned point-of-care (POC) international normalised ratio (INR) coagulometer or (2) visit the nearest polyclinic for INR blood test on days instructed by an ACC pharmacist; the patients will be followed up with via telephone consult or video conference on the same day. This enables patient convenience and reduces patient wait time compared with face-to-face (F2F) consultation.

Publisher

Academy of Medicine, Singapore

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