This study is to determine if telemedicine visits provide similar quality and patient/physician satisfaction as traditional office visits in a college health population.
This study which is open to students at Arizona State University who require follow-up care after their visit to ASU Health Services. Patients who are seen by a Mayo Clinic physician working at the ASU Health Services are randomized to either be seen for followup at the health center with the same physician or seen at the health center by the same physician at Mayo clinic utilizing telemedicine. After the visit, patients and the physician will fill out an patient satisfaction survey and the record will be reviewed by an independent investigator for determining quality of care by reviewing the record.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
Arizona State University Health Services
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Quality of care score between the two groups
Using a independent quality assessor, each visit whether telemedicine will give a quality score based on adequacy of care, ability to examine/determine the diagnosis based on the documented care in the record.
Time frame: At the 24 hour visit
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