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

doi:10.3233/shti240035

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	186-191
Number of pages	6
Journal	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	313
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/shti240035
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2024

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

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