Assessment of the Acceptability and Feasibility of Using Mobile Robotic Systems for Patient Evaluation.

Journal: JAMA network open
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Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Before the widespread implementation of robotic systems to provide patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic occurs, it is important to understand the acceptability of these systems among patients and the economic consequences associated with the adoption of robotics in health care settings.

Authors

  • Peter R Chai
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Neville 200, Boston, MA, 02125, USA.
  • Farah Z Dadabhoy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 5 Emerson Place, Suite 101, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Farah.Dadabhoy@mgh.harvard.edu.
  • Hen-Wei Huang
    The Koch Institute for Integrated Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
  • Jacqueline N Chu
    The Koch Institute for Integrated Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
  • Annie Feng
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
  • Hien M Le
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
  • Joy Collins
    The Koch Institute for Integrated Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
  • Marco da Silva
    Boston Dynamics, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  • Marc Raibert
    Boston Dynamics, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  • Chin Hur
    Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, United States of America; Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, United States of America; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States of America; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, United States of America.
  • Edward W Boyer
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Neville 200, Boston, MA, 02125, USA.
  • Giovanni Traverso
    David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: cgt20@mit.edu.