Barriers to Implementation of Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programs Across the University of California

Aim: To describe barriers to implementation of diabetic retinopathy (DR) teleretinal screening programs and artificial intelligence (AI) integration at the University of California (UC). Methods: Institutional representatives from UC Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Irvine, and Davis were surveyed for the year of their program's initiation, active status at the time of survey (December 2021), number of primary care clinics involved, screening image quality, types of eye providers, image interpretation turnaround time, and billing codes used. Representatives were asked to rate perceptions toward barriers to teleretinal DR screening and AI implementation using a 5-point Likert scale. Results: Four UC campuses had active DR teleretinal screening programs at the time of survey and screened between 246 and 2,123 patients at 1-6 clinics per campus. Sites reported variation between poor-quality photos (<5% to 15%) and average image interpretation time (1-5 days). Patient education, resource availability, and infrastructural support were identified as barriers to DR teleretinal screening. Cost and integration into existing technology infrastructures were identified as barriers to AI integration in DR screening. Conclusions: Despite the potential to increase access to care, there remain several barriers to widespread implementation of DR teleretinal screening. More research is needed to develop best practices to overcome these barriers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association - 29(2023), 12 vom: 16. Dez., Seite 1810-1818

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Jimmy S [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Mark C [VerfasserIn]
Yiu, Glenn [VerfasserIn]
Thorne, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Kulasa, Kristen [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Jay [VerfasserIn]
Nudleman, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Freeby, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Han, Maria A [VerfasserIn]
Baxter, Sally L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Artificial intelligence
Diabetes screening
Diabetic retinopathy
Informatics
Journal Article
Telemedicine

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 07.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/tmj.2022.0489

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357588436