Articles – Telehealth
6 . Telehealth impacts ROI , patient safety . Wider , Janette . Health
Management Technology . Mar / Apr2018 , 39 ( 2 ), 6-11 .
The article provides insights from health information technology providers on the challenges and trends in the telehealth industry . Topics covered include security concerns according to Advanced ICU Care Chairman Lou Silverman , interoperability challenges according to eClinicalWorks executive Rakhee Langer , and cost and billing challenges according to Avizia Chief Executive Officer Mike Baird .
7 . ‘ Telehealth is patient empowerment in action ’. Jennifer Trueland Nursing Standard . 3 May 2017 , 31 ( 36 ), 24-26 . doi : 10.7748 / ns . 31.36.24 . s24
As a senior nurse with many years of experience , mostly in general practice , Cathy Gillespie admits to having been a bit sceptical about telehealth at first . Surely the essence of nursing is being face-to-face with your patient , not sitting in an office perhaps many miles away ? And how would patients – many of them elderly and vulnerable – cope with the demands of new technology ?
8 . Barriers must be overcome before telehealth can become routine community practice . Nursing Standard . 4 March 2015 , 29 ( 27 ), 17-17 . doi : 10.7748 / ns . 29.27.17 . s19
The reluctance of front line staff to accept telehealth as a routine part of patient care is inhibiting its adoption , a UK study suggests .
9 . Healthcare via your fridge could be coming sooner than you think . New Zealand Doctor , Wednesday 20 June 2018
Health IT enthusiasts from around the country descended on Christchurch last month for the Emerging Tech in Health conference , organised by Health Informatics New Zealand and New Zealand Health IT . Fiona Thomas reports on some of the latest developments .
10 . Is telehealth on hold in NZ ? The Dominion Post , 10 / 02 / 2018 , pA9
Are regulations holding back online health services or is this a case of GPs protecting their patch , asks Cecile Meier .
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