Table 3.
Facilitators to integrating telemedicine in kidney transplant practice
| Main themes | Facilitators | Studies |
|---|---|---|
| Human level | Arranging an in person visit | Alexis J. Carter (2023), Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Ellen M. Castle (2021), Ellie Kim (2024), Cecilie Varsi (2021), John Christopher Sieverdes (2015), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024), Liise K. Kayler (2022), James Tang (2022) |
| A trust-based physician-patient relationship | Ajay Israni (2016), Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Cecilie Varsi (2021), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellie Kim (2024), James Tang (2022) | |
| Being in a stable phase of health | Cecilie Varsi (2021), Ajay Israni (2016) | |
| Conducive physical environment | Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Cecilie Varsi (2021), Ellie Kim (2024) | |
| Social support | Ajay Israni (2016), Alexis J. Carter (2023), Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellie Kim (2024), James Tang (2022), John Christopher Sieverdes (2021), John Christopher Sieverdes (2015), José Côté (2019) | |
| Cultural safety | John Christopher Sieverdes (2021), Brooke M Huuskes (2021) | |
| Access to the transplant center | Alexis J. Carter (2023), Ann K. Eno BS (2019), Ellie Kim (2024), Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022) | |
| Preserving the interpersonal connections | Ellie Kim (2024), Alexis J. Carter (2023), Liise K. Kayler (2022), James Tang (2022), John Christopher Sieverdes (2021), Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Ellen M. Castle (2021), Ellie Kim (2024), John Christopher Sieverdes (2015), Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024) | |
| Organizational level |
Adherence tracking by doctor/nurses/pharmacy for continuity of care |
Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellen M. Castle (2021), Ellie Kim (2024), James Tang (2022), John Christopher Sieverdes (2015), José Côté (2019), Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022), Tara O’Brien(2020), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024), Ajay Israni (2016), Alexis J. Carter (2023) |
| Establishing collaboration with other organizations | Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022), Ellen M. Castle (2021), Ellie Kim (2024), Alexis J. Carter (2023) | |
| Establishing training options for the new health care model | Tara O’Brien (2020), José Côté (2019), Christina Nguyen (2020), Liise K. Kayler (2022), Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Cecilie Varsi (2021), Ellie Kim (2024), James Tang (2022), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024) | |
| Respecting patient care preferences | Brooke M Huuskes (2021), James Tang (2022), John Christopher Sieverdes (2015), Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024) | |
| Ensuring program fidelity and accountability | Alexis J. Carter (2023), Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Cecilie Varsi (2021), James Tang (2022), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellen M. Castle (2021) | |
| Developing comprehensive guidelines | Ellen M. Castle (2021), James Tang (2022), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024) | |
| Automatic documentation of telehealth visits in EHR (electronic health records) | Kara Schick-Makaroff (2022) | |
| self-monitoring | Ann K. Eno BS (2019), Ajay Israni (2016), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellen M. Castle (2021), James Tang (2022), Kara Schick-Makaroff (2022), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024), Brooke M Huuskes (2021), John Christopher Sieverdes 2 (2015) | |
| Arranging alerts | Ajay Israni (2016), Ann K. Eno BS (2019), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellen M. Castle (2021), John Christopher Sieverdes (2015), José Côté (2019), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024), Tara O’Brien (2020), James Tang (2022), Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022) | |
| Providing individualized feedback | Alexis J. Carter (2023), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellen M. Castle (2021), José Côté (2019), Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022), Tara O’Brien(2020) | |
| Designing an effective reward system | Ellen M. Castle (2021), Christina Nguyen (2020), Tara O’Brien (2020) | |
| Using the relevant security guidelines | Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022), Cecilie Varsi (2021), James Tang (2022), Brooke M Huuskes (2021), Ann K. Eno BS (2019), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellie Kim (2024), John Christopher Sieverdes (2015) | |
| Warranting information accuracy | Brooke M Huuskes (2021), James Tang (2022) | |
| Technological level | Preparing the necessary technological infrastructures | Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024), Liise K. Kayler (2022) |
| Assuring program safety | James Tang (2022), John C. Sieverdes (2021), Cecilie Varsi (2021), Brooke M Huuskes (2021) | |
| Designing a user-friendly platform | Marie-Françoise Malo (2024), Tara O’Brien (2020), Ellen M. Castle (2021), Liise K. Kayler (2022), James Tang (2022), John Christopher Sieverdes (2015), Ann K. Eno BS (2019), Cecilie Varsi (2021), John Christopher Sieverdes (2021), José Côté (2019) | |
| Providing technological support and real-time troubleshooting | John Christopher Sieverdes (2015), Kara Schick-Makaroff(2022), Brooke M Huuskes (2021) | |
| Enhancing the functionality of the mobile health (mHealth) platform | Ann K. Eno BS (2019), Christina Nguyen (2020), Ellie Kim (2024), John Christopher Sieverdes (2021), Kara Schick-Makaroff (2022), Marie-Françoise Malo (2024), Tara O’Brien (2020), James Tang (2022) | |
| Economical level | Insurance coverage | Ann K. Eno BS (2019), Kara Schick-Makaroff (2022) |