Implementation of a cloud-based referral platform in ophthalmology: making telemedicine services a reality in eye care

Kern, Christoph; Fu, Dun Jack; Kortuem, Karsten; Huemer, Josef; Barker, David; Davis, Alison; Balaskas, Konstantinos; Keane, Pearse A; McKinnon, Tom; Sim, Dawn A

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314161

Implementation of a cloud-based referral platform in ophthalmology: making telemedicine services a reality in eye care

Background Hospital Eye Services (HES) in the UK face an increasing number of optometric referrals driven by progress in retinal imaging. The National Health Service (NHS) published a 10-year strategy (NHS Long-Term Plan) to transform services to meet this challenge. In this study, we implemented…