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

• Main Authors: Ferraris, Kevin Paul, Golidtum, Jared Paul, Zuñiga, Brian Karlo W, Bautista, Maria C G, Alcazaren, Jose Carlos, Seng, Kenny, Navarro, Joseph Erroll
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Bayesian framework; clinical decision-making; cost-benefit analysis; pandemic; telemedicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/gsb-pubs/56; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=gsb-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

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...