A mixed methods descriptive investigation of readiness to change in rural hospitals participating in a tele-critical care intervention

摘要

BackgroundTelemedicine technology can improve care to patients in rural and medically underserved communities yet adoption has been slow. The objective of this study was to study organizational readiness to participate in an academic-community hospital partnership including clinician education and telemedicine outreach focused on sepsis and trauma care in underserved, rural hospitals.