Telemedicine

Summary

As the health care industry is facing many challenges and is undergoing extensive change, telemedicine is in the position to address these challenges and be an important part of health care’s development. Telemedicine has been used for approximately a half century, in which researchers have explored the different technologies utilized, clinical outcomes, cost benefits, perceptions, and adoption challenges of its use. This paper reviews and summarizes these findings and presents possible future research endeavors. Examining what is known about telemedicine can aid in the development of innovative, sustainable and beneficial health technologies that could positively impact health care delivery and outcomes.

Citation: Whitten P, Holz B, LaPlante C. Telemedicine – what have we learned? Appl Clin Inf 2010; 1: 132–141 http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2009-12-R-0020

Keywords

Telemedicine - telehealth - e-health

 

Conflict of Interest Statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest related to this manuscript. They also state that there is no financial conflict of interest related to this manuscript.

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