A Standardized Treatment Pathway for Telehealth-Based Care of Chronic Wounds in Austria

Hannah Vinatzer, Angelika Rzepka, Barbara Binder, Viktoria Gruber, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, Patrick Mayr, Peter Kastner, Alexander Höller, Günter Schreier

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Abstract

Chronic wounds present a significant healthcare challenge in Austria as well as in other countries. The interdisciplinary approach to wound treatment involving various caregivers, doctors, and relatives, poses challenges in documentation and information exchange. To overcome these barriers and promote patient-centered care, a new telehealth-supported treatment pathway for chronic wounds has been developed. The primary focus was to regularly update the status of the chronic wound by responding to predefined questions and transmitted images of the chronic wound. This was achieved by an interdisciplinary team of experts in chronic wound care, providing a new perspective for digital implementation in the healthcare system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationdHealth 2024
Pages186-191
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Apr 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event18th Annual Conference on Health Informatics meets Digital Health: dHealth 2024 - Wien, Austria
Duration: 7 May 20248 May 2024

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
PublisherIOS Press
Volume313
ISSN (Print)0926-9630

Conference

Conference18th Annual Conference on Health Informatics meets Digital Health
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityWien
Period7/05/248/05/24

Keywords

  • care guideline
  • chronic wound
  • patient-centered treatment
  • Telehealth
  • telemedicine
  • wound management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Information Management

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