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Telemedicine in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

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Telemedicine is just one type of care delivery. The orthopedic care remains the same as with in-person care; it is just delivered virtually. Research in telemedicine, regardless of specialty, should be assessed based upon the care rendered for the specific orthopedic condition in accordance with the National Quality Forum (NQF) telemedicine framework, which has four domains – access, cost/financial effectiveness, experience, and effectiveness. The impact of any surgical intervention can be assessed exactly as it would be for other types of surgical care. As an example, goals of rehabilitation following hip surgery do not change, based upon the care delivery mechanism. In this chapter, we review the NQF framework and provide some examples as to how it can be applied within orthopedic surgery.

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  1. Healthcare Delivery Innovation, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Judd E. Hollander

  2. Strategic Health Initiatives, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Judd E. Hollander

  3. Finance and Healthcare Enterprises, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Judd E. Hollander

  4. Atlas Research, LLC, Washington, DC, USA

    Jason Goldwater

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Alfred Atanda Jr.

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Central Florida School of Medicine, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA

    John F. Lovejoy III

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Hollander, J.E., Goldwater, J. (2021). Telemedicine Research and Quality Assessment. In: Atanda Jr., A., Lovejoy III, J.F. (eds) Telemedicine in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53879-8_15

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