Background
The increasing prevalence of basic interventional cardiology services being offered by hospitals of all sizes led to a decrease in overall referral volumes along with an increase in the complexity of the referred cases. Selection of more complex patients for transfer to high level referral hospitals introduces more challenges and typically requires the coordination and input of physicians from the receiving hospital. Unnecessary transfers may increase patient risk and are associated with tangible costs as well as the opportunity cost of lost revenue from being unable to admit treatable patients because of beds occupied by untreatable ones.
Aim
The aim of the study was to assess the role of a clinical online image transfer system in triage and management of patients referred to a large, tertiary cardiovascular center.
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