Formative evaluation of a telemedicine model for delivering clinical neurophysiology services part I: Utility, technical performance and service provider perspective

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Breen, Patricia ^a   Murphy, Kevin ^b   Browne, Geraldine ^a   Molloy, Fiona ^a   Reid, Valerie ^a   Doherty, Colin ^c   Delanty, Norman ^a   Connolly, Sean ^d   Fitzsimons, Mary ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b SLIGO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PILOT STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEIZURES; TELEMEDICINE; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956542680     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-10-48     Document Type: Article

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