Implementation of a Telemedicine Tool in Primary Care for Older Adults

For patients in the intervention group, ESOGER will be administered by phone by a member of the clinic team prior to their virtual or in-persons consultation with their primary care provider. ESOGER is already available on an online platform for data entry. Based on feedback our team obtained from interviews with current users of ESOGER, administration of the tool is expected to take between 5 and 10 minutes. A report summarizing the health and social status of the patient along with flagged potential vulnerabilities will be generated automatically by the online ESOGER platform. This report will then be uploaded to the patient's electronic chart by a member of the clinic and made available for the primary care provider at the time of the consultation.