The Role of Telehealth in Sepsis Care in Rural Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Department Sepsis Telehealth User Perspectives

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Explores rural emergency department staff use of and perspectives on provider-to-provider telehealth (tele-ED) use for rural patients with sepsis, using data from interviews with 27 hub physicians, rural ED providers, and nurses in the Upper Midwest. Discusses topics related to rural barriers and facilitators of tele-ED use, impacts on quality of care, staff and facility-level factors, and more.

Nicholas M. Mohr, Kimberly A.S. Merchant, Brian M. Fuller, et al.

PLOS One, 20(4), e0321299

04/2025

Emergency department and urgent care services · Health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare quality · Scope of practice · Service delivery models · Telehealth