Table 1 Outpatient visits and telemedicine consultations in the period 2009-2013 in the four health regions in Norway
From: Adoption of routine telemedicine in Norwegian hospitals: progress over 5 years
Health region | Centrality (0-20)a | Population (0-10)a | Outpatient visits (2009) | Outpatient visits (2010) | Outpatient visits (2011) | Outpatient visits (2012) | Outpatient visits (2013) | Telemedicine consultations (2009) | Telemedicine consultations (2010) | Telemedicine consultations (2011) | Telemedicine consultations (2012) | Telemedicine consultations (2013) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Norway | 10 | 0.80 | 879,911 | 930,840 | 947,303 | 994,769 | 1,027,463 | 240 (0.03 %) | 246 (0.03 %) | 821 (0.09 %) | 1586 (0.16 %) | 1686 (0.16 %) |
Central Norway | 11 | 0.50 | 695,162 | 724,617 | 763,467 | 784,757 | 804,753 | 448 (0.06 %) | 23 (0.00 %) | 1 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 32 (0.00 %) |
Northern Norway | 4 | 0.20 | 470,078 | 484,151 | 502,839 | 515,029 | 514,316 | 1739 (0.37 %) | 876 (0.18 %) | 986 (0.20 %) | 955 (0.19 %) | 991 (0.19 %) |
South-Eastern Norway | 14 | 1.30 | 2,573,532 | 2,625,076 | 2,711,593 | 2,783,087 | 2,819,054 | 318 (0.01 %) | 41 (0.00 %) | 19 (0.00 %) | 159 (0.01 %) | 170 (0.01 %) |
Total | 12 | 0.6 | 4,618,683 | 4,764,684 | 4,925,202 | 5,077,642 | 5,165,586 | 2745 (0.06 %) | 1186 (0.02 %) | 1827 (0.04 %) | 2700 (0.05 %) | 2879 (0.06 %) |