Annals of Vascular Surgery Publishes Telemedicine Study

A Yale-educated physician who completed a dual internship and residency in internal medicine at the Yale-New Haven Medical Center, Dr. Rex Mahnensmith has treated patients at Waterbury, Connecticut’s StayWell Health Center since 2015. One of Dr. Rex Mahnensmith’s areas of professional interest is telemedicine.

A recent study in the Annals of Vascular Surgery established a link between telemedicine access and overall patient satisfaction. Titled, "Results of Telehealth Electronic Monitoring for Post Discharge Complications and Surgical Site Infections Following Arterial Revascularization with Groin Incision," this study concentrated on patients in the Appalachia region in the wake of a specific form of cardiovascular surgery.

West Virginia University School of Medicine professor and leading researcher Albeir Mousa worked with 30 participants and supplied 16 of them with the telemedicine app Enform. When compared to the 14 participants who didn’t receive the app, the Enform app users experienced fewer limitations due to health problems and received higher scores when it came to overall physical function and mental health. Roughly 90 percent of patients also claimed that access to telemedicine boosted their overall quality of care.