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Largely standardized diagnostics and therapy are intended to optimize processes in hospitals. In addition, a reduction in the duration of treatment and treatment costs is to be achieved.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Using a digital platform, physicians from 31 hospitals present patient cases to an interdisciplinary group of experts from the fields of plastic surgery, infectiology, hygiene, and others. The group of experts from the environment of the University Hospital M\u00fcnster promptly makes a joint treatment recommendation for the individual case. The plan is to examine 3300 patients with open fractures or surgical complications. As consortium partners, there are also 3 statutory health insurance companies. The extent to which the therapy recommendations are effective and contribute to cost reduction in the health care system will be empirically investigated in a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized design. In addition, medical and nonmedical professional groups involved in the project will be asked about their work in the project (in total, 248 clinic employees). The primary outcome is the complication rate of open fractures or the occurrence of postoperative complications. As secondary outcomes, the number of antibiotics administered, limb function, and quality of life will be assessed. The health economic evaluation refers to the costs of health services and absenteeism. For the work-related evaluation, workload, work engagement, work-related resources, readiness for technology, and ergonomic aspects of the new telemedical technology will be collected. In addition, clinic employees will give their assessments of the success of the project in a structured telephone interview based on scaled and open-ended questions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The project started in June 2022; data collection started in April 2023. 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