Implementation of a cloud-based referral platform in ophthalmology: making telemedicine services a reality in eye care.

CONCLUSION: After implementation more than half of the HES referrals have been avoided. This platform offers a digital-first solution that enables rapid-access eye care for patients in community optometrists, facilitates communication between healthcare providers and may serve as a foundation for implementation of artificial intelligence.
PMID: 31320383 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - July 17, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kern C, Fu DJ, Kortuem K, Huemer J, Barker D, Davis A, Balaskas K, Keane PA, McKinnon T, Sim DA Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: research