Evaluating a Telemedical Follow-Up Program for Continuity of Care After Hospital Discharge: Prospective Clinical Intervention Study
This study outlines both the potential benefits and the practical challenges of implementing a telephone follow-up program after hospital discharge. Variations in physician satisfaction highlight the need for more user-friendly technical infrastructure and clearer role definitions. Future multicenter studies with broader patient samples, usual care controls, and simplified recruitment processes are required to strengthen the feasibility and generalizability of this approach.
Authors
- Veronique G. A. Mayer
- Cornelia Gujer
- Carsten Sommer-Meyer
- Krisztina Schmitz-Grosz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9799-5176)
- Bianca Hölz
- Timo Rimner
- Jens Eckstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1693-9851)
- Sven Hirsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-4110)
- Tobias Lang
- Joelle Kaufmann
- Jasmin Stéphanie Gram
- Stéphanie van der Lely
- Simone Zweipfenning
- Claudia Abel
- Alfred Angerer
- Linus Imfeld
- Rebecca Meier
- Henry Rotte
- Khaled Abdelhamid
- Isabelle Ledergerber
- William Thai
- Iris Warthmann
- Michael Handke
- Rebecca Häner
- Noémie Aeschlimann
- Mona Ingrisani
- Susanne Suter
- Rahel Ganarin
- Kerstin Casper
- Alina Lara Schödler
Institutions
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (CH)
- Hospital Base (CL)
- Actelion (Switzerland) (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/85467
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00