Medical and economic benefits of telehealth in low- and middle-income countries: results of a study in four district hospitals in Mali

Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar; Traoré, Diakaridia; Thevoz, Laurence; Diabaté, Soumahila; Pecoul, David; Niang, Mahamoudane; Bediang, Georges Wylfred; Traoré, Seydou Tidiane; Anne, Abdrahamane; Geissbuhler, Antoine

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-14-S1-S9

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Medical and economic benefits of telehealth in low- and middle-income countries: results of a study in four district hospitals in Mali

ContributorsBagayoko, Cheick Oumar; Traoré, Diakaridia; Thevoz, Laurence; Diabaté, Soumahila; Pecoul, David; Niang, Mahamoudane; Bediang, Georges Wylfred; Traoré, Seydou Tidiane; Anne, Abdrahamane; Geissbuhler, Antoine

Published inBMC health services research, vol. 14 Suppl 1, S9

Publication date2014

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of telehealth on 1) the diagnosis, and management in obstetrics and cardiology, 2) health care costs from patients' perspectives, 3) attendance at health centres located in remote areas of Mali.

Keywords

Cardiology
Case-Control Studies
Decision Making
Developing Countries
Female
Health Care Costs
Health Services Research
Humans
Male
Mali
Obstetrics
Prospective Studies
Quality of Health Care
Questionnaires
Remote Consultation
Rural Health Services/utilization
Telemedicine

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale

Research group

Groupe Geissbuhler Antoine (informatique médicale) (222)

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BAGAYOKO, Cheick Oumar et al. Medical and economic benefits of telehealth in low- and middle-income countries: results of a study in four district hospitals in Mali. In: BMC health services research, 2014, vol. 14 Suppl 1, p. S9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-S1-S9

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PID : unige:74505
DOI : 10.1186/1472-6963-14-S1-S9
PMID : 25080312

ISSN of the journal1472-6963

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Medical and economic benefits of telehealth in low- and middle-income countries: results of a study in four district hospitals in Mali

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of telehealth on 1) the diagnosis, and management in obstetrics and cardiology, 2) health care costs from patients' perspectives, 3) attendance at health centres located in remote areas of Mali.

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