The utility of a smartphone electronic referral application in facilitating telemedicine in pulmonology
Telemedicine in the form a smartphone electronic referral application significantly improved access to and efficiency of pulmonology services in a resource-constrained environment. Approximately 75% of referrals required either guidance with further medical management, assistance with thoracic imaging interpretation, or diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, significantly reducing the outpatient load.
Authors
- Muhammad Moolla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0274-6909)
- Brian Allwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0421-2978)
- Elvis M. Irusen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2134-3251)
- Usha Lalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4395-5152)
- Nevadna Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8181-7062)
- CFN Koegelenberg
- W Ganya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5399-9301)
Institutions
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i10.2747
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00