E-Health, telehealth, and telemedicine : a guide to start-up and success

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E-Health, telehealth, and telemedicine : a guide to start-up and success

Marlene M. Maheu, Pamela Whitten, Ace Allen ; foreword by Evan Melrose.

(Jossey-Bass health series)

Jossey-Bass, c2001.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-360) and indexes.

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Description

E-Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine is a hands-on resource that shows how communication technologies can be designed, implemented, and managed to help health care professionals expand and transform their organizations. Step by step the authors reveal how to introduce innovative communication tools to a wide range of health care settings. This indispensable book contains a wealth of information, suggestions, and advice about program development, ethical, legal and regulatory issues, and and technical options.

Table of Contents

Foreword (Evan Melrose, M.D.). Preface. The Authors xvii 1 History, Definitions, and Current Applications. 2 From Telemedicine and Telehealth to E-Health. 3 Telecommunication Technologies in Health Care. 4 Clinical Applications. 5 Special Settings. 6 Computerization of Medical Records and E-Health Services. 7 Privacy, Confidentiality, Security, and Data Integrity. 8 Legal and Ethical Issues. 9 Malpractice and Risk Management. 10 A Beginner's Blueprint: How to Get Started. 11 Research: Issues, Methods, and Outcomes. 12 Visions into the Future of Health Care. Appendix A: Tips from the Experts. Appendix B: Vendor Agreements: A Primer. Appendix C: Videoconferencing Room Requirements and Etiquette. Glossary. Resources. References. Subject Index. Name Index.

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