Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the National Telehealth Service for triage and referral in Sweden: a national retrospective observational study
The increase in calls to the national telehealth service during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that the community will turn to a telehealth system in a healthcare crisis. The lack of capacity to meet the increasing demand may limit the effects of the telehealth service on the healthcare system as a whole.
Authors
- Johanna Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7553-7337)
- Jens Wretborn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0549-6805)
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091627
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Region Östergötland