A Standardized Treatment Pathway for Telehealth-Based Care of Chronic Wounds in Austria

Hannah Vinatzer, Angelika Rzepka, Barbara Binder, Viktoria Gruber, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, Patrick Mayr, Peter Kastner, Alexander Höller, Günter Schreier

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Abstract

Chronic wounds present a significant healthcare challenge in Austria as well as in other countries. The interdisciplinary approach to wound treatment involving various caregivers, doctors, and relatives, poses challenges in documentation and information exchange. To overcome these barriers and promote patient-centered care, a new telehealth-supported treatment pathway for chronic wounds has been developed. The primary focus was to regularly update the status of the chronic wound by responding to predefined questions and transmitted images of the chronic wound. This was achieved by an interdisciplinary team of experts in chronic wound care, providing a new perspective for digital implementation in the healthcare system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationdHealth 2024 - 18th Annual Conference on Health Informatics meets Digital Health
EditorsDieter Hayn, Bernhard Pfeifer, Günter Schreier, Martin Baumgartner
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages186-191
Number of pages6
Volume313
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-64368-517-5
ISBN (Print)978-1-64368-516-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Apr 2024

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
PublisherIOS Press BV
ISSN (Print)0926-9630

Research Field

  • Exploration of Digital Health

Keywords

  • Austria
  • Telemedicine
  • Humans
  • Chronic Disease/therapy
  • Critical Pathways
  • Wounds and Injuries/therapy
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • chronic wound
  • patient-centered treatment
  • wound management
  • Telehealth
  • care guideline

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