Success factors for telehealth-A case study

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 75, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 755-763

  Moehr, J R ^a   Schaafsma, J ^a   Anglin, C ^b   Pantazi, S V ^a   Grimm, N A ^a   Anglin, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Consultants ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Case study; Evaluation studies; Medical informatics; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CASE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDIES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EVALUATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; INVESTMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEHEALTH; TIME MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33749344251     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Anderson J.G., and Aydin C.E. Overview: theoretical perspectives and methodologies for the evaluation of healthcare information systems. In: Anderson J.G., and Aydin C.E. (Eds). Evaluating Organizational Impact of Health Care Information Systems (2005), Springer, New York 5-29
2. Canada Health Action: Building on the Legacy. The Final Report of the National Forum on Health, National Forum on Health, Prime Minister's Office, Ottawa, 1997.
3. The Nursing Strategy for Canada. Conference of Deputy Ministers, Advisory Committee on Health Human Resources. Ottawa (2000)
4. D. Mazankowski, A Framework for Reform. Report of the Premier's Advisory Council on Health, Queen's Printer, Edmonton, 2002.
5. The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs. The Health of Canadians-The Federal Role (2002), Queen's Printer, Ottawa
6. Romanow R.J. Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada (2002), The Queen's Printer, Ottawa
7. Hannah K.J. Health informatics and nursing in Canada. Healthcare Inf. Manag. Commun. Canada 19 3 (2005) 45-51
8. J.R. Moehr, Final Evaluation Report. BC Telehealth Program, University of Victoria, Victoria, 2003, pp. 306, http://hinf.uvic.ca/archives/t_health.pdf.
9. Institute of Medicine. Committee on evaluating clinical applications of telemedicine. In: Field M.J. (Ed). Telemedicine: A Guide to Assessing Telecommunications in Health (1996), National Academy Press, Washington, DC
10. National Initiative for Telehealth Framework of Guidelines (NIFTE), NIFTE, Ottawa, 2003.
11. Telemedicine proves its worth in emergency consults: study shows telemedicine can improve health care in underserved areas, Telemed. Virtual Reality 3 (1) (1998), p. 1, 10.
12. Hammond R. No House Calls, Just Phone and Web Calls (2002), Carnegie Mellon Magazine
13. M. Kolbasuk McGee, On call: Telemedicine Put to Work in the Emergency Room. Information Week, May 17, 2004, http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20300944.
14. Pavlopoulos S., Kyriacou E., Berler A., Dembeyiotis S., and Koutsouris D. A novel emergency telemedicine system based on wireless communication technology-AMBULANCE. IEEE Trans. Inf. Technol. Biomed. 2 4 (1998) 261-267
15. S. Tachakra, P. Jaye, J. Bak, J. Hayes, A. Sivakumar, Supervising trauma life support by telemedicine, J. Telemed. Telecare 6 (Suppl. 1) 2000, 7-11.
16. Yoo S.K., Park I.C., Kim S.H., Jo J.H., Chun H.J., Jung S.M., and Kim D.K. Evaluation of two mobile telemedicine systems in the emergency room. J. Telemed. Telecare 9 Suppl. 2 (2003) S82-S84
17. M.A. Ricci, M. Caputo, J. Amour, F.B. Rogers, K. Sartorelli, K. Callas, P.W. Malone, Telemedicine reduces discrepancies in rural trauma care, Telemed. J. E-Health 9 (Spring (1)) (2003), 3-11.
18. MB Telehealth Evaluation Final Report, Infotelmed Communications Inc., Verdun, Quebec, 2003.
19. E. Brown, L. Sarsfield, North Network Phase II Evaluation Report, Health Canada, Ottawa, 2003.
20. Telehealth Saskatchewan Expansion Summary Evaluation Report, Moore Chamberlin & Assoc., Saskatoon Saskatchewan, 2003.
21. In: Shortliffe E.H.S., et al. (Ed). Medical Informatics (1990), Addison Wesley, New York
22. Grémy F. Informatique Médicale (1987), Flammarion, Paris
23. Blum B.I. Clinical Information Systems (1986), Springer Verlag, New York
24. Hailey D., Roine R., and Ohinmaa A. Systematic review of evidence for the benefits of telemedicine. J. Telemed. Telecare 8 Suppl. 1 (2002)
25. S. Virani, N.K. Datta, SLICK Final Final Evaluation Report, Health Canada, Ottawa, 2003.
26. Anglin C. Synopsis of the CHIPP Experience-An Evaluation Perspective (2005), Health Canada, Ottawa