THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF SEAMLESS IMPLEMENTATION OF A RURAL TELEMEDICINE CLINIC

Samantha Solimeo; Melissa J Steffen; Aaron Seaman; Karla L Miller

doi:10.1093/geroni/igz038.2263

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THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF SEAMLESS IMPLEMENTATION OF A RURAL TELEMEDICINE CLINIC

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THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF SEAMLESS IMPLEMENTATION OF A RURAL TELEMEDICINE CLINIC

Samantha Solimeo, Melissa J Steffen, Aaron Seaman and Karla L Miller

Innovation in aging, Vol.3(Suppl 1), pp.S607-S608

11/08/2019

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2263

PMCID: PMC6841141

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Osteoporosis is largely undetected and untreated in older men who are at-risk, with even lower rates of detection and treatment in rural communities. In this presentation we report the consequences for primary care providers (PCPs) of the implementation of an osteoporosis telemedicine clinic that targeted rural patients and is purposefully designed to minimize PCP workload. Analysis of qualitative interviews with PCPs who co-managed patients with the telemedicine clinic confirmed that implementation strategies used by the telemedicine clinic were successful at minimizing workload and had a positive impact on PCPs’ work. However, the clinic’s seamless approach may have contributed to unintended consequences of low PCP awareness of program care processes and selection criteria and a missed opportunity for PCPs to reinforce osteoporosis care goals in the primary care setting.

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Title: Subtitle: THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF SEAMLESS IMPLEMENTATION OF A RURAL TELEMEDICINE CLINIC
Creators: Samantha Solimeo - Iowa City VA Health Care System
Melissa J Steffen - Care Resource
Aaron Seaman - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Karla L Miller - University of Utah
Resource Type: Abstract
Publication Details: Innovation in aging, Vol.3(Suppl 1), pp.S607-S608
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2263
PMCID: PMC6841141
ISSN: 2399-5300
eISSN: 2399-5300
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Date published: 11/08/2019
Academic Unit: Center for Social Science Innovation; General Internal Medicine; Community and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984363305902771

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