The Tele-Emergency Physician System as an Innovation in Prehospital Emergency Care: An Economic Analysis Using the Example of the District of Western-Pomerania

Süss, Rebekka

The tele-emergency physician system has been steadily gaining importance in prehospital emergency care for years and has already been tested in various pilot projects across Germany. This volume critically examines the system as implemented in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald through the “Land|Rettung” project. To do so, emergency rescue operation data from 2015 to 2020 were comprehensively analyzed in a pre-post comparison, and the system’s costs were assessed based on the project implementation. Additionally, by modeling a queuing system, the study explored different coordination models (centralized vs. decentralized) for the tele-emergency physician system and evaluated their respective advantages and disadvantages.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2025-11-21

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783658495602

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-49561-9

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 151