ICT&health June 17, 2025
The Amsterdam UMC conducted research into experiences with video consultations as an alternative to physical visits to the hospital. The VIDEOGO trial specifically looked at the process leading up to major abdominal surgery. Both patients and healthcare providers agree that video consultations offer many advantages. Patients save an average of two hours in travel and waiting time per consultation and also incur lower costs for travel and parking to and at the hospital. Partly as a result, a video consultation is much more sustainable, with 99 per cent less CO₂ emissions.
Telephone and video consultations have been an option for many years, but during the coronavirus pandemic, their use increased exponentially, largely due to the contact restrictions in place at...
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