Home-Based Transcutaneous Bilirubin Screening and Telemedicine Reduce Neonatal Referrals
A nurse-led, digitally supported home pathway that integrates TcB screening and targeted teleconsultation substantially reduces unnecessary neonatal referrals, with no missed cases requiring phototherapy. This pragmatic precision-triage model is implementable within existing community services and can relieve post-discharge system burden while preserving safety.
Authors
- Deena R. Zimmerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-3408)
- Ariela Hazan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6125-2868)
- Sonia Habib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7437-0915)
- Elkana Kohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0197-4440)
- Batia Madjar
- Matitiahu Berkovitch
- Sharon Daniel
- Nili Haas
- Sagee Nissimov
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neonatology
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000550875
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00