Unlocking the promise of virtual care in hospitals: the Smarter Hospitals Project protocol
Ethics approval has been obtained (Study 1: HREC/97793/DOH-2023-383794; Study 2: 520231303852269; Study 3 520231586954286). Research dissemination will be channelled through established communities of practice in Australian states with whom the project is connected to reach networks of clinicians, consumers and health managers. Further targeted outputs will be devised in collaboration with the projects consumer, clinician and health system partners to guide the implementation and use of virtual modalities in outpatient hospital care, with equity as a central consideration.
Authors
- Bradley Christian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5072-3512)
- Tim Badgery‐Parker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1275-1130)
- Rebecca Lawton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5832-402X)
- Rebecca Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2059-5449)
- Elizabeth Manias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3747-0087)
- Kate Churruca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9923-3116)
- Johanna Westbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-8192)
- Natalie Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0280-0883)
- Sabe S. Sabesan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9068-8755)
- Craig Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3548-4167)
- Ramya Walsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4359-6794)
- Michelle Moscova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7186-4242)
- Reema Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-9827)
- Deepak Bhonagiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-6682)
- Virginia Mumford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7915-0615)
- Robyn Clay‐Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6107-7445)
- Maryam Sina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8152-6877)
- Jeffrey Braithwaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-4957)
- Dalal Baumgartner
- Mashreka Sarwar
- Wei Chua
- Alexander Cárdenas
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- Townsville Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Western Health (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13129-2
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Western Sydney Local Health District
- University of Leeds
- Macquarie University
- University of New South Wales
- Monash University
- Townsville Hospital and Health Service
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council