Telephone nurse triage services
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Record ID 31998008931
English
Authors' objectives:
This report has been produced in response to a request for an evaluation of the literature regarding a proposed telephone nurse triage service. This service would be run with qualified personnel who could answer and direct callers' queries about acute care, symptom management, referrals, health information and education, and post-acute follow-up.
Authors' recommendations:
There are several telephone nurse triage services in the U. S., one in Canada.
There is evidence that they are useful, but data are based on poor quality studies.
There is a lack of data on outcomes in terms of use of services and health status of callers.
Legal, organisational and economic matters need to be resolved.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
1998
URL for published report:
https://www.ihe.ca/advanced-search?type=1020
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Nursing
- Telephone
- Telemedicine
- Triage
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute of Health Economics
Contact Address:
1200, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 3N4. Tel: +1 780 448 4881; Fax: +1 780 448 0018;
Contact Name:
djuzwishin@ihe.ca
Contact Email:
djuzwishin@ihe.ca
Copyright:
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
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