Telemedicine – Opportunities and developments in Member States
WHO ISBN 978 92 4 156414 4 - 13 January 2011
Global Observatory for eHealth series - Volume 2
This publication is the result of a productive collaboration between the GOe and the
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“…..Telemedicine can bring the eyes of a specialist to examine a critically ill patient from halfway around the globe. It bridges the distance between people and the best health care available and can be applied to a vast range of situations - from home care to specialized clinical settings. This second volume of the Global Observatory for eHealth series examines trends in the uptake of telemedicine, from the well established to newly emerging telemedicine applications. With an emphasis on the needs of developing countries, it looks to the future with an analysis of the strategic actions required to support and strengthen telemedicine in countries.
The publication is targeted at telemedicine practitioners and policymakers in health and information technology, as well as health care practitioners interested in adopting telemedicine services.
The data and information would be useful for planning and evaluation of telemedicine services….”
Contents
Executive summary
Introduction: Overview of telemedicine
1.1 What is telemedicine?
1.2 Origins and history
1.3 Applications and services for diverse contexts
1.4 Potential barriers to telemedicine diffusion
2. Telemedicine in developing countries: A review of the literature
2.1 Literature review methodology
2.1.1 Study inclusion criteria
2.1.2 Study exclusion criteria
2.1.3 Literature search strategy
2.1.4 Selection of studies
2.2 Telemedicine in developing countries: framing the survey findings
2.2.1 Opportunities for developing countries
Telemedicine supports maternal and newborn health in Mongolia
2.2.2 Barriers to realizing the promise of telemedicine in developing countries
Breast cancer screening for rural Mexican residents
2.2.3 Legal and ethical considerations for telemedicine in developing countries
2.2.4 Implications for telemedicine development, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability
2.2.5 Key lessons from the literature
3 GOe Second Global Survey on eHealth
3.1 Survey implementation
3.1.1 Survey instrument
3.1.2 Survey development
3.1.3 Data collector
3.1.4 Launching the 2009 survey
3.1.5 Limitations
3.1.6 Data processing
4. Telemedicine results
4.1 Current state of telemedicine services
4.1.1 Telemedicine services globally
4.1.2 Telemedicine services by WHO region
4.1.3 Telemedicine services by World Bank income group
4.1.4 Other telemedicine initiatives occurring around the world
Norway's teleECG initiative
4.1.5 Implications for telemedicine services
4.2 Factors facilitating telemedicine development
4.2.1 Governance
4.2.2 Policy and strategy
4.2.3 Scientific development
4.2.4 Evaluation processes
The Swinfen Charitable Trust Telemedicine Network
4.3 Barriers to telemedicine
4.3.1 Implications for barriers to telemedicine
4.4 Telemedicine information needs
4.4.1 Implications for the information needs of telemedicine
5. Discussion and recommendations
5.1 The current state of telemedicine services
5.1.1 Factors facilitating telemedicine development
5.1.2 Barriers to telemedicine development
6. References
7. Appendix 1
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