Telehealth Resource Webliography
--by M. Edwards, Director of Research & Evaluation, HealthWays, Lubec, March 2010
Telemedicine network development
Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute. Barriers to broadband adoption: A report to the Federal Communications Commission. New York Law School, New York, NY, Oct. 2009 (pdf)
Alverson DC, Shannon S, Sullivan E, Prill AA, Effertz G, Helitzer D, Beffort S, Preston A. Telehealth in the trenches: Reporting back from the frontlines in rural America. Telemed. J. eHealth 10 (Suppl. 2): S95-109, 2004 (pdf)
AMD Telemedicine. About Telemedicine: Successful Telemedicine Programs—Program Primer. AMD, 2004 (htm)
ATA. State Telemedicine Support Survey: A report of non-Medicaid state government-initiated assistance for U.S. telemedicine programs and networks, 2006 (pdf)
Brantley D, Laney-Cummings K, Spivack R. Innovation, Demand, and Investment in Telehealth. Washington D.C.,: United States Department of Commerce, Office of Technology Policy, 2004 (pdf)
Burgiss SG. Telehealth Technical Assistance Manual: A document to assist in the planning of telehealth and telemedicine projects for rural community and migrant health centers and other health care organizations. National Rural Health Association, 2006 (pdf)
Doty CA. Delivering care anywhere, anytime Telehealth alters the medical ecosystem. Forrester Consulting and California Healthcare Foundation, 2008 htm
Effertz G. Using a business case for telehealth: A model for persuading decision makers. Telehealth Practice Report 9(1):9-10, 2004 (pdf)
Emerson R., Edwards M. Telehealth Contribution to Health Care Access in Maine. Presentation to: New England Rural Health Roundtable Symposium, Portland, ME, 2006 (ppt)
First Consulting Group. Telemedicine in the ambulatory setting: Trends, opportunities and challenges. FCG, Inc., 2007 (htm)
Gagnon MP, Duplantie J, Fortin JP, Landry R. Implementing telehealth to support medical practice in rural/remote regions: what are the conditions for success? Implementation Sci. 1:18, 2006 (htm)
Glaser J. On the shoulders of giants: The evolution of telemedicine at Partners HealthCare. Plenary Presentation, American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting, 2003 (htm)
Grigsby J, Rigby M, Hiemstra A, House M, Olsson S, Whitten P. Telemedicine/telehealth: an international perspective. The diffusion of telemedicine. Telemed. J. eHealth. 8(1):79-94, 2002 (pdf)
Hailey D. Technology and managed care: is telemedicine the right tool for rural communities? J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):275-278, 2005 (htm)
Jennett PA, Gagnon MP, Brandstadt HK. Preparing for success: readiness models for rural telehealth. J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):279-285, 2005. (htm)
Kazal LA Jr, Conner AM. The Planning and Implementing a Statewide Telehealth Program in New Hampshire- A White Paper. Endowment for Health, 2004 (htm)
Kopp S, Shuchman R, Strecher V, Gueye M, Ledlow J, Philip T, Grodzinski A. Telemedicine/telehealth: an international perspective. Public health applications. Telemed. J. e-Health 8(1):35-48, 2002. (pdf
Krupinski E, Nypaver M, Poropatich R, Ellis D, Safwat R, Sapci H. Clinical applications in telemedicine/telehealth. Telemed. J. e-Health 8: 13-34, 2002 (pdf)
Neuberger N. Advancing healthcare through broadband: Opening up a world of possibilities. A white paper for the Internet Innovation Alliance. Health Tech Strategies, LLC, 2008 (pdf)
Obstfelder A, Engeseth KH, Wynn R. Characteristics of successfully implemented telemedical applications. Implement. Sci. 2:25-36, 2007. (htm)
Sarasohn-Kahn J. Right here, right now: Ten telehealth pioneers make it work. THINK-Health and California HealthCare Foundation, 2008 (htm)
Shannon G, Nesbitt T, Bakalar R, Kratochwill E, Kvedar J, Vargas L. Organizational models of telemedicine and regional telemedicine networks Telemed J eHealth 8:61-70, 2002 (pdf)
Smith AC, Bensink M, Armfield N, Stillman J, Caffery L. Telemedicine and rural health care applications. J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):286-293, 2005. (htm)
Tracy JA. First steps in creating a successful telehealth program. Chapter 2 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 6-22. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
AMD and American Telemedicine Association. Private payer reimbursement information directory. AMD Telemedicine, 2003 (htm)
Antoniotti NM, Linkous J, Speedie SM, McClosky T. Medicaid Handbook - Medical Assistance and Telehealth: An Evolving Partnership. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (htm)
ATA. Medicare payment of telemedicine and telehealth services, 2007 (pdf)
Bloch C. 2007-2008 Federal and Legislative Update for Telehealth. Telemedicine Information Exchange, 2007 (htm)
Brantley D, Laney-Cummings K, Spivack R. Innovation, Demand, and Investment in Telehealth. Washington D.C.,: United States Department of Commerce, Office of Technology Policy, 2004 (pdf)
Brown NA. State Medicaid and private payer reimbursement for telemedicine: An overview. J Telemed Telecare 12 (Suppl 2):S32-39, 2006. (pdf)
California Telemedicine & eHealth Center. Telemedicine Reimbursement Handbook, 2006 (pdf)
Center for Telemedicine & eHealth Law. Telemedicine Reimbursement Report. Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, 2003 (htm)
Center for Telemedicine & eHealth Law. Medicaid Policies on Telehealth Services: A Comparative Analysis. Maine Health Access Foundation, 2006. htm
Center for Telemedicine & eHealth Law. Telehealth Reimbursement. Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law, 2008 (htm)
CMS. Medicare Telehealth Services Fact Sheet. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2009 (pdf)
CMS. Medicare Claims Processing Manual. Chapter 12 - Physicians/Nonphysician Practitioners. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2009 (pdf).
CMS. Medical Nutrition Therapy added to approved telemedicine service providers. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare Learning Network Matters #MM4204, 2006 (pdf)
CMS. Neurobehavioral Status Exam addition to Medicare Telehealth Services Medicare Learning Network Matters #MM5628, 2007 (pdf)
CMS. Rules for reimbursement for dialysis related telehealth services. Medicare Learning Network Matters #MM3747, 2005 (pdf)
Eder-Van Hook J, Burgiss SG, Waters RJ. Medicaid Policies on telehealth services: A comparative analysis. Center for Telehealth & eHealth Law for Maine Health Access Foundation, 2006 (pdf)
Edwards MA. Background on Maine and New Hampshire's enactment of laws mandating private insurance reimbursement for telemedicine. Telemedicine Information Exchange, 2009 (htm)
Gray GA, Stamm BH, Toevs S, Reischl U, Yarrington D. Study of participating and nonparticipating states' telemedicine Medicaid reimbursement status: Its impact on Idaho's policymaking process. Telemed. J. E Health 12(6):681-690, 2006 (pdf)
Palsbo SE. Medicaid payment for telerehabilitation. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 85:1188-1191, 2004 (pdf)
Puskin DS, England WL. What "counts" in private payer determination of telehealth service coverage policy. Presentation at: American Telemedicine Association 11 Annual International Meeting, San Diego, CA 2006 (Powerpoint)
Rowan T. Payers encourage telehealth pilots, adoption. Home Care Automation Report 10 (9): 2-3, 2005 (pdf)
Telemedicine Information Exchange. Reimbursement, telehealth and telemedicine: The state of reimbursement in the U.S, 2005 (htm)
Whitten P, Buis L. Private Payer Reimbursement for Telemedicine Services in the United States. Michigan State University, 2006 (pdf)
ATA. 2006 Federal policy priorities - using telemedicine to improve efficiency, quality and access in healthcare. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (htm)
ATA. State telemedical support survey: A report of non-Medicaid state government-initiated assistance for U.S. telemedicine programs and networks. American Telemedicine Association Industry Council, 2006 (pdf)
Center for Telemedicine Law. Telemedicine Licensure Report.. Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, 2003 (htm)
Doty CA. Delivering care anytime, anywhere: Telehealth alters medical ecosystem. California Healthcare Foundation, 2008 (pdf)
Federation of State Medical Boards. Medical Boards Enhance License Portability. In: State of States: Physician Regulation. Federation of State Medical Boards, 2008 (pdf)
Herrick DM. Convenient care and telemedicine. National Center for Policy Analysis, Rep. N. 305, 2007 (htm)
Joint Commission on Accrediatation of Healthcare Organizations. New and revised hospital elements of performance related to CMS application process--Credentialing and privileging by proxy and telemedicine Joint Commission Perspectives 29(10): 16-19, 2009 (pdf)
Krupinski E, Dimmick S, Grigsby J, Mogel G, Puskin D, Speedie S, Stamm B, Wakefield B, Whited J, Whitten P, Yellowlees P. Research recommendations for the American Telemedicine Association. Telemed. J. e-Health 12(5):579-589, 2006 (pdf)
Kvedar JC, Herzlinger R, Holt M, Sanders JH. Connected health as a lever for healthcare reform: dialogue with featured speakers from the 5th annual connected health symposium. Telemed. e-Health 15(4):312-319, 2009. (htm)
Kvedar J. Healthcare reform must include connected health. Information Week, August 18, 2009 (htm)
Leavitt MO. 8th Annual Meeting of the American Health Information Community, 2006 (report--pdf) (comprehensive binder with presentations pdf)
Linkous JD, Sanders JH, Ternullo JL. Proposed use case: Store –and-forward telemedicine. American Health Information Community, HHS Chronic Care Workgroup, 2007 (htm)
McGowan JJ. The pervasiveness of telemedicine: adoption with or without a research base. J. Gen. Intern. Med. 23(4):505-507, 2008. (htm)
Sawyer D, Gale J, Lambert D. Rural and frontier mental and behavioral health care: Barriers, effective policy strategies, best practices. Maine Rural Health Research Center, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, 2006 (htm)
Spivack RN. Innovation in telehealth and a role for the government. In R.G. Bushko (ed.): Future of Intelligent and Extelligent Health Environment, IOS Press, 2005 (pdf)
Vo AH, Brooks GB, Raimer BG. The telehealth promise: Benefits, current challenges and policy recommendations. AT&T Center for Telehealth Research, 2008 (pdf)
Ackerman M, Craft R, Ferrante F, Kratz M, Mandil S, Sapci H. Telemedicine technology. Telemed. J. eHealth 8(1):71-78, 2002. (pdf)
American Telemedicine Association. Core Standards for Telemedicine Operations. ATA, 2008 (htm –Purchase $35 for members, $60 non-members)
American Telemedicine Association. Telecommunications Glossary. ATA Technology Special Interest Group. (htm)
Davis AW. Extending visual communications to the enterprise desktop and remote office. Wainhouse Research, July 2007 (htm)
Finger R. Measuring video quality in videoconferencing systems. TechOnline, 1998 (htm)
Gannan FD, Phillips R, Patterson M. Telehealth technologies. Chapter 13 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 314-342. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Granot Y, Ivorra A, Rubinsky B. A new concept for medical imaging centered on cellular phone technology. PLoS ONE 3(4):e2075, 2008 (htm)
Greenberg AD, Beattie M. Using conferencing and collaboration to reach carbon neutrality: research and metrics for transitioning green intentions to green outcomes, Aug-2007 (htm)
Heinzelmann, PJ, Lugn NE, Kvedar JC. Telemedicine in the future. J. Telemed. Telecare 11(8):384-390, 2005 (htm)
International Standards Organization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Health informatics - Interoperability of telehealth systems and networks - Part 1: Introduction and definitions & Part 2 Real-time systems. American Telemedicine Association Technology Special Interest Group, 2002 (1. pdf & 2. pdf)
Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities. Report to Congress, Feb. 2008 (pdf)
Kelly EB, Neville J. A framework for deploying unified communications: using a repeatable process for optimizing your technology. Wainhouse Research, 2008 (htm)
Kelly EB, Neville J. A framework for deploying unified communications using a repeatable process for optimizing your technology. Wainhouse Research White Paper, Nov. 2008 (htm)
Kelly EB. Best Practices Handbook for Ensuring Network Readiness for Voice and Video Over IP. Wainhouse Research, Mar-2005 (pdf)
Krupinski EA, Charness N, Demiris G, Bulik RJ, Seale DE. Human factors in telemedicine. Telemed. e-Health 14(10):1024-1030, 2008 (htm).
Major J. Telemedicine room design. J. Telemed. Telecare 11(1):10-14, 2005 (pdf)
McNeill KM, Major J, Roehrig H, Krupinski E. Practical methods of color quality assurance for telemedicine systems. Med. Imaging Tech. 20:111-116, 2002. (htm)
National Institutes of Health. Future of Telehealth: Essential Tools and Technologies for Clinical Research and Care. Powerpoint presentations from special conference, Bethesda, MD, June 25-26, 2009 (htm)
Neuberger N. Advancing healthcare through broadband: Opening up a world of possibilities. A white paper for the Internet Innovation Alliance. Health Tech Strategies, LLC, 2008 (pdf)
Rao SP, Jayant NS, Stachura ME, Astapova E, Pearson-Shaver A. Delivering diagnostic quality video over mobile wireless networks for telemedicine. Int. J. Telemed. Appl. 2009:406753, 2009 (htm)
Video Development Initiative. Videoconferencing Cookbook. ViDE Net, 2005 (htm)
Wainhouse Research, LLC. The evolving role of videoconferencing in healthcare. Polycom, Inc., 2004 (pdf)
Weinstein IM. Making the best of ISDN-based videoconferencing: A conferencing manager's guide to reliable, cost-effective ISDN videoconferencing. Wainhouse Research White Paper, 2004 (pdf)
Weinstein IM. Ending the multipoint videoconferencing compromise: Delivering a superior meeting experience through universal connection & encoding. Wainhouse Research, May 2006 (htm)
Weinstein IM. The ISDN to IP migration for videoconferencing: Real world options that make both dollars and sense. Wainhouse Research, Aug. 2006 (htm)
Weinstein IM. Evaluation of the Polycom RMX 2000 Video Bridge. Wainhouse Research, Feb. 2008 (htm).
Weinstein IM. Evaluation of the Tandberg Codian MCU 4500 Series Video Bridge. Wainhouse Research, Feb. 2008 (htm)
Weinstein IM. Telepresence on a videoconferencing budget. Wainhouse Research, May 2008 (htm)
Weinstein IM. The benefits of a telepresence platform. Wainhouse Research, Nov. 2008 (htm)
Weinstein IM. What every IT manager needs to know about desktop videoconferencing. Wainhouse Research White Paper, Oct. 2009 (htm)
Weinstein IM, Davis AW. HD videoconferencing: Three leading contenders face off. Wainhouse Research, 2007 (htm)
Weinstein IM, Davis AW. What every business / line manager needs to know about desktop videoconferencing. Wainhouse Research White Paper, Oct. 2009 (htm)
Telehealth clinical outcomes and evaluation (see also Home telehealth section below)
AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange. Virtual teams that coordinate care for chronically ill geriatric patients reduce emergency department visits, and improve medication compliance, referral patterns, and patient outcomes. Innovation Profile, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2009 (htm)
Breslow MJ, Rosenfeld BA, Doerfler M, Burke G, Yates G, Stone DJ, Tomaszewicz P, Hochman R, Plocher DW. Effect of a multiple-site intensive care unit telemedicine program on clinical and economic outcomes: an alternative paradigm for intensivist staffing. Crit. Care Med. 32:31–38, 2004 (abstract: Editorial: htm)
Center for Information Technology. Cost-benefit analysis guide for IT projects. National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, 1999 (htm)
Cusack CM, Pan E, Hook JM, Vincent A, Kaelber DC, Bates DW, Middleton B. The value of provider-to-provider telehealth technologies. Center for Information Technology Leadership, Partners HealthCare System, Charlestown, MA, 2007 (pdf)
Dixon BE, Hook JM, McGowan JJ. Using telehealth to improve quality and safety: Findings from the AHRQ Health IT portfolio. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Dec. 2008 (htm)
Gagnon MP, Duplantie J, Fortin JP, Landry R. Exploring the effects of telehealth on medical human resources supply: a qualitative case study in remote regions. BMC Health Serv. Res.7:6, 2007 (htm)
Hailey D. The need for cost-effectiveness studies in telemedicine. J. Telemed. Telecare 11(8):379-383, 2005 (pdf)
Hailey D, Ohinmaa A, Roine R. Study quality and evidence of benefit in recent assessments of telemedicine. J. Telemed. Telecare 10(6):318-324, 2004 (htm)
Heinzelmann PJ, Williams CM, Lugn NE, Kvedar JC. Clinical outcomes associated with telemedicine/telehealth. Telemed. J. E Health 11(3):329-347, 2005. (pdf)
Hersh WR, Helfand M, Wallace JA, Kraemer DF, Patterson PK, Shapiro SE, Greenlick MR. Clinical outcomes resulting from telemedicine interventions: a systematic review. BMC Med. Informatics & Decision Making 1:5-12, 2001. (pdf)
Hersh WR, Helfand M, Wallace JA, Kraemer DF, Patterson PK, Shapiro SE, Greenlick MR, A systematic review of the efficacy of telemedicine for making diagnostic and management decisions. J. Telemed. Telecare 8: 197-209, 2002 (pdf)
Hersh WR, Hickam DH, Severance S, Dana T, Krages S, Helfand M, Telemedicine for the Medicare Population (Update). Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, 2006. (htm)
Hersh WR, Hickam DH, Severance SM, Dana TL, Pyle Krages K, Helfand M. Diagnosis, access and outcomes: Update of a systematic review of Telemedicine services. J. Telemed. Telecare 12 (Suppl. 2):S3-31, 2006. (pdf)
Ho K, Jarvis-Selinger S, et al. Identification of best practices for evidence-based telehealth in British Columbia—Telehealth environmental scan and literature review. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2005-2006 (htm)
Jacklin PB, Roberts JA, Wallace P, Haines A, Harrison R, Barber JA, Thompson SG, Lewis L, Currell R, Parker S, Wainwright P; Virtual Outreach Project Group. Virtual outreach: economic evaluation of joint teleconsultations for patients referred by their general practitioner for a specialist opinion. Brit. Med. J. 327:84, 2003 (htm)
Jennett P, Scott R, Hailey D, Ohinmaa A, Thomas R, Anderson C, Young B, Lorenzetti D, Hall LA, Milkovich L,Perverseff T, Claussen C. Socio-Economic Impact of Telehealth: Evidence Now for Health Care in the Future. Vol. 1-State of the Science Report. Vol. 2-Policy Report. Health Telematics Unit, University of Calgary, 2003 (htm)
Liu X, Sawada Y, Takizawa T, Sato H, Sato M, Sakamoto H, Utsugi T, Sato K, Sumino H, Okamura S, Sakamaki T. Doctor-patient communication: a comparison between telemedicine consultation and face-to-face consultation. Intern. Med. 46(5):227-232, 2007. (htm)
Mashima PA, Doarn CR. Overview of telehealth activities in speech-language pathology. Telemed. e-Health 14(10):1101-1017, 2008. (htm)
May C, Harrison R, Finch T, MacFarlane A, Mair F, Wallace P; Telemedicine Adoption Study Group. Understanding the normalization of telemedicine services through qualitative evaluation. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. 10(6):596-604, 2003 (htm)
May C. A rational model for assessing and evaluating complex interventions in health care. BMC Health Serv. Res. 6:86, 2006 htm
Miller EA. The technical and interpersonal aspects of telemedicine: Effects on doctor–patient communication. J. Telemed. Telecare 9: 1–7, 2003 (htm)
Moehr JR. BC Telehealth Program: Final Evaluation Report, pp. 1-323. University of Victoria, School of Health Information Science, Victoria, BC, 2003 (pdf)
Puskin DS. The impact of new OMB Performance evaluation requirements on federal telehealth programs. Presentation at: American Telemedicine Association 12 Annual International Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2007 (Powerpoint)
Roine R, Ohinmaa, A., Hailey, D. Assessing telemedicine: a systematic review of the literature. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 165:765–771, 2001. (htm)
Rush B, Scott RE, McCarthy F, Jennett P. Approved Telehealth Outcome Indicator Guidelines: Quality, Access, Acceptability, and Cost. National Telehealth Outcome Indicators Project, Atlantic Health Sciences Corp., 2004 (pdf)
Scott RE, McCarthy GF, Jennett PA, Perverseff T, Palacios M, Rush B. National Telehealth Outcome Indicators Project [NTOIP] - Project Information Document and a Synthesis of Telehealth Outcomes Literature. Health Telematics Unit, University of Calgary. March 2003 (htm)
Sculpher M, Pang F, Manca A, Drummond M, Golder S, Urdahl H, Davies L, Eastwood A. Generalisability in economic evaluation studies in healthcare: a review and case studies. Health Technology Assessment, NHS R&D HTA Prog. 8:124-133, 2004. (htm)
Wallace P, Barber J, Clayton W, Currell R, Fleming K, Garner P, Haines A, Harrison R, Jacklin P, Jarrett C, Jayasuriya R, Lewis L, Parker S, Roberts J, Thompson S, Wainwright P. Virtual outreach: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of joint teleconferenced medical consultations. Health Technol. Assess. 8(50):1-106, 2004 (htm)
Westbrook JI, Coiera EW, Brear M, Stapleton S, Rob MI, Murphy M, Cregan P. Impact of an ultrabroadband emergency department telemedicine system on the care of acutely ill patients and clinicians' work. Med. J. Aust. 188(12):704-708, 2008. htm
Whitacre BE, Hartman PS, Boggs SW. The economic impact of telemedicine capability in a rural hospital. National Center for Rural Health Works, Oklahoma State University, 2007 (pdf)
Whitten P, Love B. Patient and provider satisfaction with the use of telemedicine: overview and rationale for cautious enthusiasm. J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):294-300, 2005 (htm)
Whitten PS, Mair FS, Haycox A, May CR, Williams TL, Hellmich S. Systematic review of cost effectiveness studies of telemedicine interventions. Brit. Med. J. 324:1434–1437, 2002. (htm)
Xu CQ, Smith AC, Scuffham PA, Wootton R. A cost minimisation analysis of a telepaediatric otolaryngology service. BMC Health Serv. Res.8(1):30, 2008 (htm)
ATA. Telehealth nursing: A white paper developed and accepted by the Telehealth Nursing Special Interest Group. American Telemedicine Association, 2008 (pdf)
Canadian Nurses Association. Telehealth: The role of the nurse—A position statement. Ottawa, ON, 2007 (pdf)
College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia Telenursing Practice Guidelines. Vancouver, BC, 2008. (pdf)
Foster PH, Whitworth JM. The role of nurses in telemedicine and child abuse. Comput. Inform. Nurs. 23 (3): 127-131, 2005 (htm)
Gallagher-Lepak S, Scheibel P, Gibson C. Integrating telehealth in nursing curricula: Can you hear me now? Online J. Nursing Informatics 13(2): June, 2009 (pdf)
Lillibridge J, Hanna B. Using telehealth to deliver nursing case management services to HIV/AIDS clients. Online J. Issues in Nursing 14(1), Jan., 2009 (htm)
Schlachta-Fairchild L, Elfrink V, Deickman A. Patient Safety, Telenursing, and Telehealth. Chapt. 48 in: Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008 (htm)
Wachter GW. Interstate licensure for telenursing. Telemedicine Information Exchange, 2002 (htm)
Home telehealth and monitoring
AHRQ. Remote cardiac monitoring--Technology assessment. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2007 (pdf)
Ashman C. Developing a business plan for home telehealth. Tools for the Trade 8 (2): Mar.- Apr. 2006 (pdf)
ATA. Home Telehealth Toolkit. Home Telehealth Special Interest Group, American Telemedicine Association, 2004 (htm)
ATA. Home Telehealth Toolkit. Home Telehealth Special Interest Group, American Telemedicine Association, 2004 (htm --order form)
ATA’s Federal Policy Recommendations for Home Telehealth and Remote Monitoring. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (pdf)
Barnett TE, Chumbler NR, Vogel WB, Beyth RJ, Qin H, Kobb R. The effectiveness of a care coordination home telehealth program for veterans with diabetes mellitus: a 2-year follow-up. Amer. J. Manag. Care 12(8):467-474, 2006 (pdf)
Bergmo TS. Can economic evaluation in telemedicine be trusted? A systematic review of the literature Cost Effectiveness & Resource Allocation 7:18, 2009 htm
Blanchet KD. Remote monitoring of asthma. Telemed. e-Health 15(3): 227-230, 2009 (htm)
Blanchet KD. Remote patient monitoring. Telemed. e-Health 14(2):127-130, 2008. (htm)
Bondmass M, Bolger N, Castro G, Avitall B. The effect of physiologic home monitoring and telemanagement on chronic heart failure outcomes. Internet J. Adv. Nursing Practice 3: (#2) 1999 (htm)
Bowe, T. Remote physiological monitoring: Discussion paper. Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, Institute for Health Policy, 2006 (htm)
Buckley KM, Tran BQ, Prandoni CM. Receptiveness, use and acceptance of telehealth by caregivers of stroke patients in the home. Online J. Issues Nurs. 9(3):9, 2004. (pdf)
Burgiss S, Dimmick S. Home care. Chapter 8 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 151-187. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Cassin K. Implementation of home telemonitoring for chronic disease: A case study of Resurrection Home Health Services. Telemedicine Information Exchange, 2008 (htm)
Chaudhry S, Phillips C, Stewart S, Riegel B, Mattera J, Jerant A, Krumholz H. Telemonitoring for patients with Chronic Heart Failure: A systematic review. J. Cardiac Failure 13 (1):56-62, 2007 (htm)
Clark RA, Inglis SC, McAlister FA, Cleland JG, Stewart S. Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. Brit. Med. J. 335:942, 2007 (htm)
Cleland JG, Louis AA, Rigby AS, Janssens U, Balk AH; TEN-HMS Investigators. Noninvasive home telemonitoring for patients with heart failure at high risk of recurrent admission and death: the Trans-European Network-Home-Care Management System (TEN-HMS) study. J. Amer. Coll. Cardiol. 45(10):1654-1664, 2005. (htm ; Summary: pdf)
Clemensen J, Larsen SB, Kirkevold M, Ejskjaer N. Treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in the home: video consultations as an alternative to outpatient hospital care. Int. J. Telemed. Appl.: Art. 132890, 2008. (htm)
Conrad C, Fuller E, Kessler S. Telehealth: is it the silver bullet? Caring 26(7):26-32, 2007 (htm)
Coskun O, Eren A, Eren M. A computer based telemedicine protocol to predict acute coronary syndrome in patients with chest pain at home. Int. Heart J. 47(4):491-500, 2006. (htm)
Da?ta? S, Pekhteryev G, Sahino?lu Z, Cam H, Challa N. Real-time and secure wireless health monitoring. Int. J Telemed. Appl. 135808, 2008 (htm)
Dansky KH, Palmer L, Shea D, Bowles KH. Cost analysis of telehomecare. Telemed. J. eHealth 7(3):225-232, 2001. (pdf)
Darkins A, Ryan P, Kobb R, Foster L, Edmonson E, Wakefield B, Lancaster AE. Care Coordination/Home Telehealth: the systematic implementation of health informatics, home telehealth, and disease management to support the care of veteran patients with chronic conditions. Telemed. e-Health 14(10):1118-1126, 2008 (htm)
Demiris G, Parker Oliver DR, Porock D, Courtney K. The Missouri Telehospice Project: background and next steps. Home Health Care Technol. Rep. 1(4): ,55-57, 2004 (htm)
Demiris G, Patrick T, Khatri N. Assessing home care agencies' readiness for telehealth. Proc. Amer. Med. Informatics Assoc. Symp. 825:, 2003 (pdf)
ECRI Evidence-based Practice Center. Remote cardiac monitoring--Technology assessment. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2007 (pdf)
Edwards MA, Dubois T, Farren-Tibbetts J, Codrey J, Berry D, Carew C. Evaluation of home telehealth services in rural northern Maine: Cost impact for CHF clients. Canadian Society of Telehealth Convention--Integrating Telehealth: Challenges and Solutions. Quebec City, Quebec, 2004 (ppt)
Farmer AJ, Gibson OJ, Dudley C, Bryden K, Hayton PM, Tarassenko L, Neil A.. A randomized controlled trial of the effect of real-time telemedicine support on glycemic control in young adults with type 1 diabetes (ISRCTN 46889446). Diabetes Care 28(11):2697-2702, 2005. (htm)
Fazzi R, Ashe T, Doak L. Philips National Study on the Future of Technology and Telehealth in Home Care—Executive Summary. Fazzi Associates, Northampton, MA, 2007 (pdf)
Field MJ, Grigsby J. Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. JAMA 288:423-225, 2002 (pdf free registration required)
Fleishman V, Sclar DI. Remote physiological monitoring: Innovation in the management of heart failure. New England Healthcare Institute, 2004 (htm)
Hebert MA, Jansen JJ, Brant R, Hailey D, van der Pol M. Successes and challenges in a field-based, multi-method study of home telehealth. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):41-44, 2004.(htm)
Hensel BK, Demiris G, Courtney KL. Defining obtrusiveness in home telehealth technologies: a conceptual framework. J. Amer. Med. Informatics Assoc. 13(4):428-431, 2006. (htm)
Hogenbirk JC, Liboiron-Grenier L, Pong RW, Young NL. How can telehomecare support informal care? examining what is known and exploring the potential. Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research. Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, 2005 (pdf)
Johnston B, Wheeler L, Deuser J, Sousa KH. Outcomes of the Kaiser Permanente Tele-Home Health Research Project. Arch. Fam. Med. 9(1):40-45, 2000 (htm)
Jönsson AM, Willman A. Implementation of telenursing within home healthcare. Telemed. e-Health 14(10):1057-1062, 2008 (htm)
Kaufman D, Patel VL, Hilliman C, Morin PC, Pevzner J, Weinstock RS, Goland R, Shea S, Starren J. Usability in the real world: Assessing medical information technologies in patients' homes. J. Biomed. Informatics 36: 45-60, 2003 (htm)
Kaufman DR, Starren J, Patel VL, Morin PC, Hilliman C, Pevzner J, Weinstock RS, Goland R, Shea S. A cognitive framework for understanding barriers to the productive use of a diabetes home telemedicine system. Proc. Amer. Med. Informatics Assoc. Symp. 356-360, 2003. (pdf)
Kinsella A. Sample home assessment for patient’s assignment to telehomecare. Caring Mag. Aug. 2003 (pdf)
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Veterans Health Administration. Home Telehealth Technology Assignment Algorithm. Veterans Administration, 2005 (pdf)
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National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices for the State Alliance for e-Health. First report from the Health Care Practice Taskforce to the State Alliance for E-health, 2007 (Word)
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Birden H, Page S. Teaching by videoconference: a commentary on best practice for rural education in health professions. Rural and Remote Health 5: 356, 2005. (htm)
Cunningham BJ, Stamm BH. The education part of telehealth. Rural Remote Health 5(4):#400, 2005 (htm)
Cunningham BJ, Vande Merwe R. Virtual grand rounds: a new educational approach in social work that benefits long-term care providers and patients in rural Idaho. Rural Remote Health 9(1):1073, 2009 (htm)
Greenberg AD. Mapping the latest research into video-based distance education: 2009 Updated, expanded analysis navigating the sea of research. Wainhouse Research Bulletin, September 2009 (pdf)
Greenberg AD. Critical success factors for deploying distance education technologies. Wainhouse Research, Sept. 2009 (htm)
Mangrulkar R, Athey B, Brebner E, Moidu K, Pulido P, Woolliscroft J. Telemedicine and medical/health education. Telemed. J. eHealth 8(1):49-60, 2002. (pdf)
Newman C, Martin E, McGarry DE, Cashin A. Survey of a videoconference community of professional development for rural and urban nurses. Rural Remote Health. 9(2):1134, 2009 htm.
Scales DC, Dainty K, Hales B, Pinto R, Fowler RA, Adhikari NK, Zwarenstein M. An innovative telemedicine knowledge translation program to improve quality of care in intensive care units: protocol for a cluster randomized pragmatic trial. Implement. Sci. 4:5-13, 2009. (htm)
Casey M, Elias W, Knudson A, Gregg W. Implementation of telepharmacy in rural hospitals: potential for improving medication safety. Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center, 2008 (pdf)
Edwards MA. Telepharmacy demonstration project. Background plans from proposal and progress report for Maine Health Access Foundation. HealthWays, 2007 (doc)
McAllister DK et al. NABP Task Force on Telepharmacy Issues—Final Report. NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) Newsletter, Sept. 2006 (pdf)
Parks L. Telepharmacy making headway in remote sites. Retail Pharmacy Management Nov./Dec., 1, 2004 (pdf)
Peterson CD, Anderson HC Jr. Telepharmacy. Chapter 10 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 206-240. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Skwiera JS. Telepharmacy applications in a rural hospital setting—North Dakota Telepharmacy Project. Presentation: Washington Live! Brown Bag Series, Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law, 2007. (Powerpoint)
Veterans Health Administration. VHA Telepharmacy. Veterans Administration, 2007 (pdf)
Abaris Group. Telepsychiatry in the emergency department: Overview and case studies. California Healthcare Foundation, Dec. 2009 (htm)
ATA Telemental Health Guidelines and Standards Working Group. Practice Guidelines for Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health. American Telemedicine Association, Oct. 2009 (htm)
ATA Telemental Health Guidelines and Standards Working Group. Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health. American Telemedicine Association, July 2009 (htm)
Bee PE, Bower P, Lovell K, Gilbody S, Richards D, Gask L, Roach P. Psychotherapy mediated by remote communication technologies: a meta-analytic review. BMC Psychiatry 8:60, 2008. (htm)
Cullum CM, Weiner MF, Gehrmann HR, Hynan LS. Feasibility of telecognitive assessment in dementia. Assessment. 13(4):385-390, 2006. (pdf)
Egede LE, Frueh CB, Richardson LK, Acierno R, Mauldin PD, Knapp RG, Lejuez C. Rationale and design: telepsychology service delivery for depressed elderly veterans. Trials 10:22-36, 2009 (htm) .
Frueh BC, Deitsch SE, Santos AB, Gold PB, Johnson MR, Meisler N, Magruder KM, Ballenger JC. Procedural and methodological issues in telepsychiatry research and program development. Psychiatr. Serv. 51: 1522 – 1527, 2000 (htm)
Godleski L, Darkins A, Lehmann L. Telemental Health Toolkit. Veterans Health Administration Telemental Health Field Work Group, 2003 (pdf)
Hailey D, Roine R, Ohinmaa A. The effectiveness of telemental health applications: a review. Can. J. Psychiatry 53(11):769-778, 2008. pdf
Hilty DM, Liu W, Marks S, Callahan EJ. The effectiveness of telepsychiatry: A review. Can. Psychiat. Soc. Bulletin 35 (5): 10-17, 2003 (htm)
Hilty DM, Alverson DC, Alpert JE, Tong L, Sagduyu K, Boland RJ, Mostaghimi A, Leamon ML, Fidler D, Yellowlees PM. Virtual reality, telemedicine, web and data processing innovations in medical and psychiatric education and clinical care. Acad. Psychiatry 30(6):528-533, 2006 (htm)
Hogenbirk JC, Montgomery P, Boydell KM, Pong RW, Cudney D. Using telehealth to augment delivery of mental health services by family health teams: Potential barriers and possible solutions. Center for Rural and Northern Health Research, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, 2006 (pdf)
Hyler SE Gangure DP. A review of the costs of telepsychiatry. Psychiatr. Serv. 54:976-980, 2003 (htm)
Lexcen FJ, Hawk GL, Herrick S, Blank MB. Use of video conferencing for psychiatric and forensic evaluations. Psychiatr. Serv. 57: 713-715, 2006 (htm).
McClosky Armstrong T. Mental health. Chapter 9 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp. 188-205. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Miller TW, Burton DC, Hill K, Luftman G, Veltkemp LJ, Swope M. Telepsychiatry: critical dimensions for forensic services. J. Amer. Acad. Psychiatry Law 33: 539-546, 2005. (htm)
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Ruskin PE, Silver-Aylaian M, Kling MA, Reed SA, Bradham DD, Hebel JR, Barrett D, Knowles F 3rd, Hauser P. Treatment outcomes in depression: comparison of remote treatment through telepsychiatry to in-person treatment. Amer. J. Psychiatry 161(8):1471-1476, 2004 (htm)
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American Academy of Dermatology Association Position Statement on Telemedicine, 2004 (pdf)
Armstrong AW, Lin SW, Liu F-T, Sanders C, Farbstein AD, Wu GZ, Nesbitt TS. Store-and-forward teledermatology applications. California HealthCare Foundation, 2009 (htm)
ATA. Practice Guidelines for Teledermatology. American Telemedicine Association, 2008 (htm) --Purchase $50 for members, $95 non-members
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Baumeister T, Drexler H, Kütting B. Teledermatology--a hitherto underestimated tool in occupational medicine--indications and limitations. J. Occup. Health 49(6):504-508, 2007 (htm)
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Pak HS. Basic guide to dermatologic photography. Walter Reed Army Medical Institute, Washington, DC, 1999 (pdf)
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Pak HS, Datta SK, Triplett CA, Lindquist JH, Grambow SC, Whited JD. Cost minimization analysis of a store-and-forward teledermatology consult system. Telemed. e-Health 15(2):160-165, 2009 (htm)
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Acker JE 3rd, Pancioli AM, Crocco TJ, Eckstein MK, Jauch EC, Larrabee H, Meltzer NM, Mergendahl WC, Munn JW, Prentiss SM, Sand C, Saver JL, Eigel B, Gilpin BR, Schoeberl M, Solis P, Bailey JR, Horton KB, Stranne SK; American Heart Association; American Stroke Association Expert Panel on Emergency Medical Services Systems, Stroke Council. Implementation strategies for emergency medical services within stroke systems of care: a policy statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Expert Panel on Emergency Medical Services Systems and the Stroke Council. Stroke 38(11):3097-3115, 2007 (htm)
Adams HP Jr, del Zoppo G, Alberts MJ, Bhatt DL, Brass L, Furlan A, Grubb RL, Higashida RT, Jauch EC, Kidwell C, Lyden PD, Morgenstern LB, Qureshi AI, Rosenwasser RH, Scott PA, Wijdicks EF; et al. Guidelines for the early management of adults with ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, Clinical Cardiology Council, Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Council, and the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups. Circulation 115(20):e478-534, 2007 (htm)
Audebert HJ, Kukla C, Vatankhah B, Gotzler B, Schenkel J, Hofer S, Fürst A, Haberl RL. Comparison of tissue plasminogen activator administration management between Telestroke Network hospitals and academic stroke centers: the Telemedical Pilot Project for Integrative Stroke Care in Bavaria/Germany. Stroke 37(7):1822-1827, 2006 (htm)
Demaerschalk BM, Miley ML, Kiernan TE, Bobrow BJ, Corday DA, Wellik KE, Aguilar MI, Ingall TJ, Dodick DW, Brazdys K, Koch TC, Ward MP, Richemont PC; STARR Coinvestigators. Stroke telemedicine. Mayo Clin. Proc. 84(1):53-64, 2009 (htm)
Farrell S. Extending the reach of acute stroke expertise: Making the business case for participation in a telestroke hub-and-spoke model--MGH Neurology and the MGH/Partners TeleStroke Program. Presentation: Washington Live! Brown Bag Series, Northeast Telehealth Resource Center and Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law, 2007 (pdf)
Handschu R, Littmann R, Reulbach U, Gaul C, Heckmann JG, Neundorfer B, Scibor M. Telemedicine in emergency evaluation of acute stroke: interrater agreement in remote video examination with a novel multimedia system. Stroke 34(12):2842-2846, 2003. (htm)
Hatzakis M Jr, Haselkorn J, Williams R, Turner A, Nichol P. Telemedicine and the delivery of health services to veterans with multiple sclerosis. J. Rehabil. Res. Dev. 40(3):265-282, 2003. (pdf)
Hess DC, Wang S, Hamilton W, Lee S, Pardue C, Waller JL, Gross H, Nichols F, Hall C, Adams RJ. REACH: clinical feasibility of a rural telestroke network. Stroke 36(9):2018-2020, 2005. (htm)
LaMonte MP, Bahouth MN, Hu P, Pathan MY, Yarbrough KL, Gunawardane R, Crarey P, Page W. Telemedicine for acute stroke: triumphs and pitfalls. Stroke 34(3):725-728, 2003. (htm)
Levine SR, Gorman M. "Telestroke" : the application of telemedicine for stroke. Stroke 30(2):464-469, 1999 (htm)
Meyer BC, Raman R, Hemmen T, Obler R, Zivin JA, Rao R, Thomas RG, Lyden PD. Efficacy of site-independent telemedicine in the STRokE DOC trial: a randomised, blinded, prospective study. Lancet Neurol. 7(9):787-795, 2008 (htm)
New England Healthcare Institute. Fast Adoption of Significant Technologies: Detailed Technology Analysis - Tele-stroke. Boston, MA, July, 2009 (htm)
Savitz SI. Telemedicine is crucial to implementing acute stroke therapy. MedGenMed. 8(1):39, 2006 (htm)-- with video
Schwamm LH, Audebert HJ, Amarenco P, et al. Recommendations for the implementation of telemedicine within stroke systems of care: a policy statement from the American Heart Association. Stroke 40(5): 1-26, 2009 (htm)
Schwamm LH, Holloway RG, Amarenco P, et al. A review of the evidence for the use of telemedicine within stroke systems of care: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 40(5): 1-18, 2009 (htm)
Schwamm LH, Kvedar JC, Trautman CL, McLure D, Bronk PG, Fusco C, Senelly M, Munkacsy TD. Scalable, cost-effective remote stroke service. Presentation at: American Telemedicine Association 11 Annual International Meeting, San Diego, CA 2006 (Powerpoint)
Shafqat S, Kvedar JC, Guanci MM, Chang Y, Schwamm LH. Role for telemedicine in acute stroke. Feasibility and reliability of remote administration of the NIH stroke scale. Stroke 30:2141-2145, 1999 (htm)
Skalabrin EJ. The use of telemedicine in acute stroke. Presentation at: 5th Annual Telehealth Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, 2006 (pdf)
Wang DZ. Editorial comment-- telemedicine: the solution to provide rural stroke coverage and the answer to the shortage of stroke neurologists and radiologists. Stroke 34(12):2957, 2003 (htm)
Wang S, Gross H, Lee SB, Pardue C, Waller J, Nichols FT 3rd, Adams RJ, Hess DC. Remote evaluation of acute ischemic stroke in rural community hospitals in Georgia. Stroke 35(7):1763-1768, 2004 (htm)
Wang S, Lee SB, Pardue C, Ramsingh D, Waller J, Gross H, Nichols FT 3rd, Hess DC, Adams RJ. Remote evaluation of acute ischemic stroke: reliability of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale via telestroke. Stroke 34(10):e188-191, 2003. (htm)
Emergency medicine (see also Neurology/telestroke section above)
Abaris Group. Telepsychiatry in the emergency department: Overview and case studies. California Healthcare Foundation, Dec. 2009 (htm)
Balch D. Developing a national inventory of telehealth resources for rapid and effective emergency medical care: a white paper developed by the American Telemedicine Association Emergency Preparedness and Response Special Interest Group. Telemed. e-Health 14(6):606-610, 2008. (htm)
Benger J. A review of telemedicine in accident and emergency: the story so far. Emerg. Med. J. 17: 157–164, 2000 (pdf)
Benger JR, Noble SM, Coast J, Kendall JM. The safety and effectiveness of minor injuries telemedicine. Emerg. Med. J. 21(4):438-445, 2004. (htm)
Caputo M, Charash W, Heath B, Rabinowitz T, Ricci M, Amour J, Clark H, Taylor S, Pacy T. Vermont's network to support rural trauma and critical care. Presentation at: American Telemedicine Association 12 Annual International Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2007 (Powerpoint)
Caputo M, Clark H, Charash W, Scollin R, Alborg M, Ricci M, Rabinowitz T. Video in the ambulance: The FAST STAR Program. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (Powerpoint)
Charash WE, Caputo MP, Rogers FB, Crookes BA, Rabinowitz T. Factors to improve utilization of a teletrauma network. Presentation at: American Telemedicine Association 12 Annual International Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2007 (Powerpoint)
Charash WE, Rogers FB, Caputo MP, Crookes BA, Callas PW, Ricci MA. Outcomes following telemedicine consultation for rural trauma. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (Powerpoint)
Federation of State Medical Boards. Responding to Public Health Emergencies. In: State of States: Physician Regulation. Federation of State Medical Boards, 2008 (pdf)
Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities. Report to Congress, 2008 (pdf)
Kim DK, Yoo SK, Kang HH, Park IC, Youn YS, Kim SH. Evaluation of compressed video-images for emergency telemedicine work with trauma patients. J Telemed Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):64-66, 2004. (htm)
Komnakos D, Vouyioukas D, Maglogiannis I, Constantinou P. Performance evaluation of an enhanced uplink 3.5G system for mobile healthcare applications. Int. J. Telemed. Appl. 2008: 417870, 2008: (htm)
Lang E, Afilalo M, Vandal AC, et al. Impact of an electronic link between the emergency department and family physicians: a randomized controlled trial. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 174(3):313-318, 2006 (htm)
Ricci MA, Caputo MP. Trauma and emergency care. In: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 343-374. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Shore JH, Hilty DM, Yellowlees P. Emergency management guidelines for telepsychiatry. Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 29(3):199-206, 2007. (htm)
Smith RS. Telemedicine and trauma care. Southern Med. J. 94(8):825-829, 2001. (htm)
Terkelsen CJ, Lassen JF, Norgaard BL, Gerdes JC, Poulsen SH, Bendix K, Ankersen JP, Gotzsche LB, Romer FK, Nielsen TT, Andersen HR. Reduction of treatment delay in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: impact of pre-hospital diagnosis and direct referral to primary percutanous coronary intervention. Eur. Heart J. 26(8):770-777, 2005 (htm)
Weatherburn G, Bryan S, Nicholas A, Cocks R. The effect of a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) on diagnostic performance in the accident and emergency department. Emerg. Med. J. 17: 180 – 184, 2000. (htm)
Celi LA, Hassan E, Marquardt C, Breslow M, Rosenfeld B. The eICU: it's not just telemedicine. Crit. Care Med. 29(8 Suppl):N183-189, 2001 (htm)
eICU helps reduce mortality numbers. Telehealth World 1(3):14, 2008 (pdf)
Heath B, Salerno R, Hertzig J, Caputo M. Telemedicine in rural pediatric critical care in Vermont. Presentation at: American Telemedicine Association 12 Annual International Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2007 (Powerpoint)
Herr P. Improving quality of care in the ICU through remote electronic monitoring technology--Avera Health Systems, Sioux Falls, SD. Washington Live! Brown Bag Series, Center for Teleheatlh and eHealth Law, 2007 (pdf)
Leong JR, Sirio CA, Rotondi AJ. eICU program favorably affects clinical and economic outcomes. Crit. Care. 9(5):E22, 2005 (htm)
New England Healthcare Institute. Tele-ICUs: Remote management in intensive care units. New England Healthcare Institute, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, and Health Technology Center, 2007 (pdf)
Scales DC, Dainty K, Hales B, Pinto R, Fowler RA, Adhikari NK, Zwarenstein M. An innovative telemedicine knowledge translation program to improve quality of care in intensive care units: protocol for a cluster randomized pragmatic trial. Implement. Sci. 4:5-13, 2009. (htm)
Vespa P. Robotic telepresence in the intensive care unit. Crit Care 9(4):319-320, 2005 (htm)
Antoniotti N, Hillman M. Disease state management. Chapter 5 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 85-107. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Barnett TE, Chumbler NR, Vogel WB, Beyth RJ, Qin H, Kobb R. The effectiveness of a care coordination home telehealth program for veterans with diabetes mellitus: a 2-year follow-up. Amer. J. Manag. Care 12(8):467-474, 2006 (pdf)
Blanchet KD. Telehealth and Diabetes Monitoring. Telemed. e-Health 14(8):744-746, 2008 (htm)
Conlin PR, Fisch BM, Orcutt JC, Hetrick BJ, Darkins AW. Framework for a national teleretinal imaging program to screen for diabetic retinopathy in Veterans Health Administration patients. J. Rehabil. Res. Dev. 43(6):741-748, 2006 (pdf)
Gomez-Ulla F, Fernandez MI, Gonzalez F, Rey P, Rodriguez M, Rodriguez-Cid MJ, Casanueva FF, Tome MA, Garcia-Tobio J, Gude F. Digital retinal images and teleophthalmology for detecting and grading diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Care 25(8):1384-1389, 2002. (htm)
Hopp FP, Hogan MM, Woodbridge PA, Lowery JC. The use of telehealth for diabetes management: a qualitative study of telehealth provider perceptions. Implement. Sci. 2:14-22, 2007 (htm)
Izquierdo RE, Knudson PE, Meyer S, Kearns J, Ploutz-Snyder R, Weinstock RS. A comparison of diabetes education administered through telemedicine versus in person. Diabetes Care 26(4):1002-1007, 2003. (htm)
Izquierdo R, Meyer S, Starren J, Goland R, Teresi J, Shea S, Weinstock RS. Detection and remediation of medically urgent situations using telemedicine case management for older patients with diabetes mellitus. Ther. Clin. Risk Manag. 3(3):485-489, 2007. (htm)
Klonoff DC. Diabetes and telemedicine: Is the technology sound, effective, cost-effective, and practical? Diabetes Care 26: 1626-1628, 2003. (htm)
Li HK. Digital imaging systems for the detection and evaluation of diabetic retinopathy. In: The evolving role of digital technology in evaluating diabetic retinopathy. The Ophthalamic News and Education Network, Dec., 2008 (htm)
Liesenfeld B, Kohner E, Piehlmeier W, Kluthe S, Aldington S, Porta M, Bek T, Obermaier M, Mayer H, Mann G, Holle R, Hepp KD. A telemedical approach to the screening of diabetic retinopathy: digital fundus photography. Diabetes Care 23(3):345-348, 2000. (htm)
Sharp PF, Olson J, Strachan F, Hipwell J, Ludbrook A, O'Donnell M, Wallace S, Goatman K, Grant A, Waugh N, McHardy K, Forrester JV. The value of digital imaging in diabetic retinopathy. Health Technol. Assess. 7(30):1-119, 2003. (htm)
Shea S, Starren J, Weinstock RS, Knudson P, Teresi J, Holmes D, Palmas W, Field L, Goland R, Tuck C, Hripcsak G, Capps L, Liss D Columbia University's Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: Rationale and design. J. Amer. Informatics Assoc. 9(1):49-62, 2002 (htm)
Taylor CR, Merin LM, Salunga AM, Hepworth JT, Crutcher TD, O'Day DM, Pilon BA. Improving diabetic retinopathy screening ratios using telemedicine-based digital retinal imaging technology: the Vine Hill study. Diabetes Care 30(3):574-578, 2007 (htm).
Trief PM, Teresi JA, Izquierdo R, Morin PC, Goland R, Field L, Eimicke JP, Brittain R, Starren J, Shea S, Weinstock RS. Psychosocial outcomes of telemedicine case management for elderly patients with diabetes: the randomized IDEATel trial. Diabetes Care 30(5):1266-1268, 2007 (htm)
Verhoeven F, van Gemert-Pijnen L, Dijkstra K, Nijland N, Seydel E, Steehouder M. The contribution of teleconsultation and videoconferencing to diabetes care: a systematic literature review. J. Med. Internet. Res. 9(5):e37, 2007 (htm-- requires free registration for full report)
Algus K, Popper B, Wainstock L. The family voices in SCHIP telemedicine report: Bridges, not boundaries--the value and use of telemedicine for children/youth with special health care needs. Family Voices at the Federation for Children with Special Needs, Boston, MA, 2003 (htm)
Barretto A, Wacker DP, Harding J, Lee J, Berg WK. Using telemedicine to conduct behavioral assessments. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 39(3):333-340, 2006 (htm).
Bergman DA, Sharek PJ, Ekegren K, Thyne S, Mayer M, Saunders M. The use of telemedicine access to schools to facilitate expert assessment of children with asthma. Int. J Telemed Appl.: Art. 159276, 2008 (htm)
Foster PH, Whitworth JM. The role of nurses in telemedicine and child abuse. Comput. Inform. Nurs. 23 (3): 127-131, 2005 (htm)
Gray JE, Safran C, Davis RB, Pompilio-Weitzner G, Stewart JE, Zaccagnini L, Pursley D. Baby CareLink: using the internet and telemedicine to improve care for high-risk infants. Pediatrics 106(6):1318-1324, 2000.( pdf)
Harper, DC. Telemedicine for children with disabilities. Children's Health Care 35 (1): 11-27, 2006 (pdf)
Heath B, Salerno R, Hertzig J, Caputo M. Telemedicine in rural pediatric critical care in Vermont. Presentation at: American Telemedicine Association 12 Annual International Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2007 (Powerpoint)
Justo R, Smith AC, Williams M, Van der Westhuyzen J, Murray J, Sciuto G, Wootton R. Paediatric telecardiology services in Queensland: a review of three years' experience. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):57-60, 2004 (htm)
Kattlove J, Shaw T. Meeting the health care needs of California’s children: The role of telemedicine. The Children’s Partnership Digital Opportunity for Youth Issue Brief 3: Mar. 2008 (htm)
Lazarus W, Lipper L. School-based telehealth: An innovative approach to meet the health care needs of California’s children. The Children’s Partnership Digital Opportunity for Youth Issue Brief 6: Oct. 2009 (pdf)
Marcin JP, Ellis J, Mawis R, Nagrampa E, Nesbitt TS, Dimand RJ. Using telemedicine to provide pediatric subspecialty care to children with special health care needs in an underserved rural community. Pediatrics 113(1 Pt 1):1-6, 2004 (htm)
McConnochie KM, Wood NE, Kitzman HJ, Herendeen NE, Roy J, Roghmann KJ. Telemedicine reduces absence resulting from illness in urban child care: evaluation of an innovation. Pediatrics 115(5):1273-1282, 2005 (htm)
Ozuah PO, Reznik M. The role of telemedicine in the care of children in under-served communities. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):78-80, 2004 (htm)
Pammer W, Haney M, Lmhc N, Wood BM, Brooks RG, Morse K, Hicks P, Handler EG, Rogers H, Jennett P. Use of telehealth technology to extend child protection team services. Pediatrics 108(3):584-590, 2001 (htm)
Smith AC, Scuffham P, Wootton R. The costs and potential savings of a novel telepaediatric service in Queensland. BMC Health Serv. Res. 7(1):35-42, 2007 (htm)
Spooner SA, Gotlieb EM; Committee on Clinical Information Technology; Committee on Medical Liability. Telemedicine: pediatric applications. Pediatrics 113(6):e639-643, 2004 (pdf)
Spaulding R, Doolittle G. School-based services. Chapter 12 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 267-313. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Young TL, Ireson C. Effectiveness of school-based telehealth care in urban and rural elementary schools. Pediatrics 112(5):1088-1094, 2003 (htm)
Xu CQ, Smith AC, Scuffham PA, Wootton R. A cost minimisation analysis of a telepaediatric otolaryngology service. BMC Health Serv. Res.8(1):30, 2008 (htm)
Telepathology/radiology/diagnostic imaging
American College of Radiology. ACR Standard for Teleradiology, American College of Radiology, 2003. (pdf)
Breslauer DN, Maamari RN, Switz NA, Lam WA, Fletcher DA. Mobile phone based clinical microscopy for global health applications PLoS One 4(7): e6320, 2009 (htm)
Dionisio JD, Taira RK, Sinha U, Johnson DB, Dai BY, Tashima GH, Blythe S, Johnson R, Kangarloo H. Teleradiology as a foundation for an enterprise-wide health care delivery system. Radiographics 20(4):1137-1150, 2000. (pdf)
Collmann J, Alaoui A, Nguyen D, Lindisch D. Safe teleradiology: information assurance as project planning methodology. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. 12(1):84-89, 2005 (pdf)
Dennis T, Start RD, Cross SS. The use of digital imaging, video conferencing, and telepathology in histopathology: a national survey. J. Clin. Pathol. 58(3):254-258, 2005. (htm)
Ebbert TL. The state of teleradiology in 2003 and changes since 1999. MD Dissertation, Yale University School of Medicine, 2006 (pdf)
Morgan MB, Tannenbaum M, Smoller BR. Telepathology in the diagnosis of routine dermatopathologic entities. Arch. Dermatol. 139(5):637-640, 2003. (htm –requires guest registration)
Parker JA, Wallis JW, Jadvar H, Christian P, Todd-Pokropek A; Society of Nuclear Medicine. Procedure guideline for telenuclear medicine 1.0. J. Nucl. Med. 43(10):1410-1413, 2002 (htm)
Thrall JH. Reinventing radiology in the digital age. I. The all-digital department. Radiology 236(2):382–385, 2005 (htm)
Thrall JH. Reinventing radiology in the digital age. Part II. New directions and new stakeholder value. Radiology 237(1):15-18, 2005. (htm)
Thrall JH. Reinventing radiology in the digital age. Part III. Facilities, work processes, and job responsibilities. Radiology 237(3):790-793, 2005. (htm)
Antoniotti N, Hillman M. Cardiology. Chapter 3 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 23-50. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Belmont JM, Mattioli LF. Accuracy of analog telephonic stethoscopy for pediatric telecardiology. Pediatrics 112(4):780-786, 2003 (htm)
Boriani G, Diemberger I, Martignani C, Biffi M, Valzania C, Bertini M, Domenichini G, Saporito D, Ziacchi M, Branzi A. Telecardiology and remote monitoring of implanted electrical devices: the potential for fresh clinical care perspectives. J. Gen. Intern. Med. 23 (Suppl. 1):73-77, 2008. (htm)
Hailey D, Ohinmaa A, Roine R. Published evidence on the success of telecardiology: a mixed record. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):36-38, 2004 (htm)
Justo R, Smith AC, Williams M, Van der Westhuyzen J, Murray J, Sciuto G, Wootton R. Paediatric telecardiology services in Queensland: a review of three years' experience. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):57-60, 2004 (htm)
Roth A, Rogowski O, Yanay Y, Kehati M, Malov N, Golovner M. Teleconsultation for cardiac patients: a comparison between nurses and physicians: the SHL experience in Israel. Telemed. J. e-Health 12(5):528-534, 2006 (pdf)
Sable CA, Cummings SD, Pearson GD, Schratz LM, Cross RC, Quivers ES, Rudra H, Martin GR. Impact of telemedicine on the practice of pediatric cardiology in community hospitals. Pediatrics 109(1):E3, 2002 (htm)
Terry M. Three modalities in cardiovascular telemedicine. Telemed. e-Health 14(10): 1031-1034, 2008 (htm)
Aoki N, Dunn K, Fukui T, Beck JR, Schull WJ, Li HK. Cost-effectiveness analysis of telemedicine to evaluate diabetic retinopathy in a prison population. Diabetes Care 27: 1095-1101, 2004. (htm)
Arora S, Thornton K, Jenkusky SM, Parish B, Scaletti JV. Project ECHO: linking university specialists with rural and prison-based clinicians to improve care for people with chronic hepatitis C in New Mexico. Public Health Rep.122 (Suppl 2):74-77, 2007 (htm)
Emerson R. Maine Judicial Video Initiative. Presentation to: Maine State Correctional Alternatives Advisory Committee, 2006 (ppt)
Emerson R. Telehealth in Corrections. Presentation to: Maine State Correctional Alternatives Advisory Committee, 2005 (ppt).
Leonard S. The successes and challenges of developing a prison telepsychiatry service. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):69-71, 2004 (htm)
Lexcen FJ, Hawk GL, Herrick S, Blank MB. Use of video conferencing for psychiatric and forensic evaluations. Psychiatr. Serv. 57: 713-715, 2006 (htm).
Licata A, Callas P, Caputo M, Rabinowitz T, Gilbert-Davis G. Findings from 912 teledermatology consultations to correctional facilities and rural patients. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (ppt)
McDonald DC, Hassol A, Carlson K, McCullough J, Fournier E, Yap J. Telemedicine can reduce correctional health care costs: an evaluation of a prison telemedicine network: A research report. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 1999 (pdf)
Miller TW, Burton DC, Hill K, Luftman G, Veltkemp LJ, Swope M. Telepsychiatry: critical dimensions for forensic services. J. Amer. Acad. Psychiatry Law 33: 539-546, 2005. (htm)
Nacci PL, Turner CA, Waldron RJ, Broyles E. Implementing Telemedicine in Correctional Facilities. U.S. Department of Justice–U.S. Department of Defense, 2002 (pdf)
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Special applications in Maine
Edwards MA, Patel A. Telemedicine in the State of Maine: A model for growth driven by rural needs. J. Telemed. eHealth 9: 25-39, 2003 (pdf)
Topel K, Edwards M. Role of the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center in fostering strategies for enhancing health care access in New England. New England Rural Health Roundtable, Nashua, NH 2007 (Powerpoint)
Deaf interpretive telehealth/Video Relay Interpretation
Dubois T, Morin L, Newton D, Edwards MA, Emerson R.. Evaluation of video relay interpreting services for the deaf and hard of hearing on the Maine Telehealth Network. Canadian Society of Telehealth Convention--Integrating Telehealth: Challenges and Solutions. Quebec City, Quebec, Oct. 2004 (Powerpoint)
Telegenetics
Lea DH, Johnson JL, Ellingwood S, Allan W, Patel A, Smith R. Telegenetics in Maine: Successful clinical and educational service delivery model developed from a 3-year pilot project. Genet Med. 7(1):21-27, 2005 (pdf)
Nursing home telemedicine
Emerson R, Edwards MA, Hare S. Maine Nursing Home Telehealth Network. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (Powerpoint)
Primary care telemedicine for remote islands
Emerson R, Edwards MA, Daley S. The Maine Seacoast Mission Island Mobile/Telemedicine Initiative. Panel presentation, 2nd Annual Mobile Health Clinics Forum, American Telemedicine Assoc., 2006 (Powerpoint)
Telehealth Resource Webliography
--by M. Edwards, Director of Research & Evaluation, HealthWays, Lubec, March 2010
Telemedicine network development
Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute. Barriers to broadband adoption: A report to the Federal Communications Commission. New York Law School, New York, NY, Oct. 2009 (pdf)
Alverson DC, Shannon S, Sullivan E, Prill AA, Effertz G, Helitzer D, Beffort S, Preston A. Telehealth in the trenches: Reporting back from the frontlines in rural America. Telemed. J. eHealth 10 (Suppl. 2): S95-109, 2004 (pdf)
AMD Telemedicine. About Telemedicine: Successful Telemedicine Programs—Program Primer. AMD, 2004 (htm)
ATA. State Telemedicine Support Survey: A report of non-Medicaid state government-initiated assistance for U.S. telemedicine programs and networks, 2006 (pdf)
Brantley D, Laney-Cummings K, Spivack R. Innovation, Demand, and Investment in Telehealth. Washington D.C.,: United States Department of Commerce, Office of Technology Policy, 2004 (pdf)
Burgiss SG. Telehealth Technical Assistance Manual: A document to assist in the planning of telehealth and telemedicine projects for rural community and migrant health centers and other health care organizations. National Rural Health Association, 2006 (pdf)
Doty CA. Delivering care anywhere, anytime Telehealth alters the medical ecosystem. Forrester Consulting and California Healthcare Foundation, 2008 htm
Effertz G. Using a business case for telehealth: A model for persuading decision makers. Telehealth Practice Report 9(1):9-10, 2004 (pdf)
Emerson R., Edwards M. Telehealth Contribution to Health Care Access in Maine. Presentation to: New England Rural Health Roundtable Symposium, Portland, ME, 2006 (ppt)
First Consulting Group. Telemedicine in the ambulatory setting: Trends, opportunities and challenges. FCG, Inc., 2007 (htm)
Gagnon MP, Duplantie J, Fortin JP, Landry R. Implementing telehealth to support medical practice in rural/remote regions: what are the conditions for success? Implementation Sci. 1:18, 2006 (htm)
Glaser J. On the shoulders of giants: The evolution of telemedicine at Partners HealthCare. Plenary Presentation, American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting, 2003 (htm)
Grigsby J, Rigby M, Hiemstra A, House M, Olsson S, Whitten P. Telemedicine/telehealth: an international perspective. The diffusion of telemedicine. Telemed. J. eHealth. 8(1):79-94, 2002 (pdf)
Hailey D. Technology and managed care: is telemedicine the right tool for rural communities? J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):275-278, 2005 (htm)
Jennett PA, Gagnon MP, Brandstadt HK. Preparing for success: readiness models for rural telehealth. J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):279-285, 2005. (htm)
Kazal LA Jr, Conner AM. The Planning and Implementing a Statewide Telehealth Program in New Hampshire- A White Paper. Endowment for Health, 2004 (htm)
Kopp S, Shuchman R, Strecher V, Gueye M, Ledlow J, Philip T, Grodzinski A. Telemedicine/telehealth: an international perspective. Public health applications. Telemed. J. e-Health 8(1):35-48, 2002. (pdf
Krupinski E, Nypaver M, Poropatich R, Ellis D, Safwat R, Sapci H. Clinical applications in telemedicine/telehealth. Telemed. J. e-Health 8: 13-34, 2002 (pdf)
Neuberger N. Advancing healthcare through broadband: Opening up a world of possibilities. A white paper for the Internet Innovation Alliance. Health Tech Strategies, LLC, 2008 (pdf)
Obstfelder A, Engeseth KH, Wynn R. Characteristics of successfully implemented telemedical applications. Implement. Sci. 2:25-36, 2007. (htm)
Sarasohn-Kahn J. Right here, right now: Ten telehealth pioneers make it work. THINK-Health and California HealthCare Foundation, 2008 (htm)
Shannon G, Nesbitt T, Bakalar R, Kratochwill E, Kvedar J, Vargas L. Organizational models of telemedicine and regional telemedicine networks Telemed J eHealth 8:61-70, 2002 (pdf)
Smith AC, Bensink M, Armfield N, Stillman J, Caffery L. Telemedicine and rural health care applications. J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):286-293, 2005. (htm)
Tracy JA. First steps in creating a successful telehealth program. Chapter 2 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 6-22. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
AMD and American Telemedicine Association. Private payer reimbursement information directory. AMD Telemedicine, 2003 (htm)
Antoniotti NM, Linkous J, Speedie SM, McClosky T. Medicaid Handbook - Medical Assistance and Telehealth: An Evolving Partnership. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (htm)
ATA. Medicare payment of telemedicine and telehealth services, 2007 (pdf)
Bloch C. 2007-2008 Federal and Legislative Update for Telehealth. Telemedicine Information Exchange, 2007 (htm)
Brantley D, Laney-Cummings K, Spivack R. Innovation, Demand, and Investment in Telehealth. Washington D.C.,: United States Department of Commerce, Office of Technology Policy, 2004 (pdf)
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Home telehealth and monitoring
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Birden H, Page S. Teaching by videoconference: a commentary on best practice for rural education in health professions. Rural and Remote Health 5: 356, 2005. (htm)
Cunningham BJ, Stamm BH. The education part of telehealth. Rural Remote Health 5(4):#400, 2005 (htm)
Cunningham BJ, Vande Merwe R. Virtual grand rounds: a new educational approach in social work that benefits long-term care providers and patients in rural Idaho. Rural Remote Health 9(1):1073, 2009 (htm)
Greenberg AD. Mapping the latest research into video-based distance education: 2009 Updated, expanded analysis navigating the sea of research. Wainhouse Research Bulletin, September 2009 (pdf)
Greenberg AD. Critical success factors for deploying distance education technologies. Wainhouse Research, Sept. 2009 (htm)
Mangrulkar R, Athey B, Brebner E, Moidu K, Pulido P, Woolliscroft J. Telemedicine and medical/health education. Telemed. J. eHealth 8(1):49-60, 2002. (pdf)
Newman C, Martin E, McGarry DE, Cashin A. Survey of a videoconference community of professional development for rural and urban nurses. Rural Remote Health. 9(2):1134, 2009 htm.
Scales DC, Dainty K, Hales B, Pinto R, Fowler RA, Adhikari NK, Zwarenstein M. An innovative telemedicine knowledge translation program to improve quality of care in intensive care units: protocol for a cluster randomized pragmatic trial. Implement. Sci. 4:5-13, 2009. (htm)
Casey M, Elias W, Knudson A, Gregg W. Implementation of telepharmacy in rural hospitals: potential for improving medication safety. Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center, 2008 (pdf)
Edwards MA. Telepharmacy demonstration project. Background plans from proposal and progress report for Maine Health Access Foundation. HealthWays, 2007 (doc)
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Parks L. Telepharmacy making headway in remote sites. Retail Pharmacy Management Nov./Dec., 1, 2004 (pdf)
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Skwiera JS. Telepharmacy applications in a rural hospital setting—North Dakota Telepharmacy Project. Presentation: Washington Live! Brown Bag Series, Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law, 2007. (Powerpoint)
Veterans Health Administration. VHA Telepharmacy. Veterans Administration, 2007 (pdf)
Abaris Group. Telepsychiatry in the emergency department: Overview and case studies. California Healthcare Foundation, Dec. 2009 (htm)
ATA Telemental Health Guidelines and Standards Working Group. Practice Guidelines for Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health. American Telemedicine Association, Oct. 2009 (htm)
ATA Telemental Health Guidelines and Standards Working Group. Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health. American Telemedicine Association, July 2009 (htm)
Bee PE, Bower P, Lovell K, Gilbody S, Richards D, Gask L, Roach P. Psychotherapy mediated by remote communication technologies: a meta-analytic review. BMC Psychiatry 8:60, 2008. (htm)
Cullum CM, Weiner MF, Gehrmann HR, Hynan LS. Feasibility of telecognitive assessment in dementia. Assessment. 13(4):385-390, 2006. (pdf)
Egede LE, Frueh CB, Richardson LK, Acierno R, Mauldin PD, Knapp RG, Lejuez C. Rationale and design: telepsychology service delivery for depressed elderly veterans. Trials 10:22-36, 2009 (htm) .
Frueh BC, Deitsch SE, Santos AB, Gold PB, Johnson MR, Meisler N, Magruder KM, Ballenger JC. Procedural and methodological issues in telepsychiatry research and program development. Psychiatr. Serv. 51: 1522 – 1527, 2000 (htm)
Godleski L, Darkins A, Lehmann L. Telemental Health Toolkit. Veterans Health Administration Telemental Health Field Work Group, 2003 (pdf)
Hailey D, Roine R, Ohinmaa A. The effectiveness of telemental health applications: a review. Can. J. Psychiatry 53(11):769-778, 2008. pdf
Hilty DM, Liu W, Marks S, Callahan EJ. The effectiveness of telepsychiatry: A review. Can. Psychiat. Soc. Bulletin 35 (5): 10-17, 2003 (htm)
Hilty DM, Alverson DC, Alpert JE, Tong L, Sagduyu