561 Financial Savings of Utilizing TeleBurn for Burn Triage
Beth McGuire, Nicole P Bernal, Laura K Pezzopane

TL;DR
Using a telemedicine system called TeleBurn for burn triage saves patients and hospitals time and money by avoiding unnecessary emergency department visits.
Contribution
The study demonstrates a cost-effective and efficient telemedicine approach for burn triage without requiring new technology or physician time.
Findings
133 patients were triaged to clinic instead of the ED, saving $535,069.50 and 917 hours of travel.
The program reduced ED visits and improved patient flow without additional physician time.
Referring hospitals gained confidence in the rapid connection and follow-up process.
Abstract
Hospital to hospital transfers through the emergency department (ED) after a burn injury for wound assessment/care followed by discharge is an unnecessary expense to the patient and the medical system. It presents waste to the healthcare system with EDs at capacity and having limited space/staffing. Initially we used telemedicine stoke robot photography technology to connect the referring hospital with burn physicians through the transfer center. It has grown to include non-stroke network facilities using shared services via the electronic medical record. We sought to define the cost savings to the patient in time and dollars by expedited patient care, time reduction/resource utilization in patient flow, and show a net savings to the medical system and patient without additional time to the physicians. Regional outreach coordinators were given posters with the TeleBurn triage…
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TopicsTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
