Telemedicine: A New Health Care Delivery System
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The resurgence of telemedicine can be attributed to its potential for addressing intransigent problems in health care, including limited accessibility, cost inflation, and uneven quality. After discussing definitions and the genesis of telemedicine, this review focuses on conceptual issues and an assessment of past research. The scope and methodological rigor necessary for sustained development and policy making have been limited in this area of research, owing to the nature of extant telemedicine projects and the lack of a comprehensive research strategy that specifies the objectives of telemedicine research regarding accessibility, cost, and quality. Research strategies and a framework for analysis are discussed. Without a commitment to the types of research objectives, framework, and strategy presented here, the considerable promise of telemedicine, as an innovative system of care, may not be fully realized.
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Telemedicine has shown consistent benefits related to improved follow-up broadly, remote monitoring for patients with chronic conditions, communication and counselling for chronic conditions, and psychotherapy for mental health.
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- Authors
- Bashshur, R. L., Reardon, T. G., & Shannon, G. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Public Health
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2000-05
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 613-637
- ISSN
- 0163-7525 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2093
- OpenAlex
- W2148676114
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Keywords
- telemedicine, health care delivery systems, health care access, health care costs, quality of care, research framework, health policy
- MeSH terms
- Cost-Benefit Analysis, Cost Control, Delivery of Health Care, Diffusion of Innovation, Health Services Accessibility, Health Services Research, Humans, Quality of Health Care, Technology Assessment, Biomedical, Telemedicine
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