Researchers evaluated 185 wet macular degeneration patients who received both in-person and remote assessments. The conclusions about appropriate next steps in the patients’ care were then compared.
The remote decisions differed in 19 cases, later determined as 16 false-positives for the need for retreatment and three false-negatives. These rates were considered acceptable by researchers.
Additionally, the time spent on each patient fell dramatically during the telehealth phase. Remote consults lasted an average of 1 minute and 21 seconds, compared with an average in-person consult length of 10 minutes.
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