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Recapitulating The Bayesian Framework For Neurosurgical Outpatient Care And A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Telemedicine For Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Patients In The Philippines During The Pandemic, Kevin Paul Ferraris, Jared Paul Golidtum, Brian Karlo W. Zuñiga, Maria C G Bautista, Jose Carlos Alcazaren, Kenny Seng, Joseph Erroll Navarro Jan 2020

Recapitulating The Bayesian Framework For Neurosurgical Outpatient Care And A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Telemedicine For Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Patients In The Philippines During The Pandemic, Kevin Paul Ferraris, Jared Paul Golidtum, Brian Karlo W. Zuñiga, Maria C G Bautista, Jose Carlos Alcazaren, Kenny Seng, Joseph Erroll Navarro

Graduate School of Business Publications

Objective: In the Philippines during recent months, a neurosurgical center that caters primarily to socioeconomically disadvantaged patients has encountered unprecedented changes in practice patterns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the usual task of outpatient care has shifted to the telemedicine format, bringing along all of its attendant advantages and gargantuan challenges. The authors sought to determine the responsiveness of this telemedicine setup to the needs of their disadvantaged patients and explored the application of Bayesian inference to enhance the use of teleconsultation in daily clinical decision-making. Methods: The authors used the following methods to assess the telemedicine …