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Offsite Websites That Are Pertinent to This Chapter

Federal Government Initiatives

Telemedicine Report to Congress (1997). Privacy, security and confidentiality in telemedicine. Available http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/telemed/privacy.htm.

2001 Report to Congress on Telemedicine.
http://www.hrsa.gov/telehealth/pubs/report2001.htm

Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Publications. Provides links to great information about telehealth.
http://www.hrsa.gov/telehealth/

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Monitoring Devices

Medical Monitoring Devices. Links to many good sources of information about some of the available devices.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/devices/agm/monitoring-devices.mspx

Robotics

Robots in Healthcare. Interesting information and links to more reports.
http://www.kineticconsulting.co.uk/robots.html

Robots will aid in healthcare as population ages (2009, April 16). Discussion of robots in surgery, as well as items such as a robot arm. Click on "Robotics to assist in healthcare" at the top and "roboticarm" at the bottom of the text.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/041609-robots-will-aid-in-health.html

Video Games, Robots and Healthcare ( 2009, March 7). Includes a video about the use of robotics in rehabilitation.
http://blog.masstlc.org/2009/03/video-games-robots-and-healthcare.html

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Telehealth

Articles on telehealth from the peer reviewed OJIN.
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/
OJIN/JournalTopics/Telehealth.aspx

Association of Telehealth Service Providers. Great links to all kinds of information about telehealth including licensure. Provides up to date information.
http://tie.telemed.org/default.asp

Medicaid & Home Telehealthcare: It’s Time (2007, August). This site discusses advantages for home telehealthcare in this population. Links to some interviews with managers of home healthcare.
http://www.informationfortomorrow.com/community/LookHomeward0807.htm

Doty, Carlton A. (2008) Delivering Care Anytime, Anywhere: Telehealth Alters the Medical Ecosystem. Full report that can be downloaded from the California Health Foundation.
http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemID=133787

Frequently Asked Questions from the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center. Brief, but thorough explanations of some telehealth issues, many technical.
http://www.nrtrc.org/Web_Resources/faqs.html

Glossary of Telehealth Terms.
http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca/telehealth/Glossary.htm

Lattimer, V. Sassi, F., George, S., Turnbull, J., Mullee, M., &Smith, H. (2000). Cost analysis of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: evidence from a randomised controlled trial. [Electronic Version] British Medical Journal 1320, 1053-1057.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/320/7241/1053?maxtoshow=&
HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&titleabstract=Cost+analysis+of+
nurse+telephone+consultation+in+ &searchid= 1044471429212_10742&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0
&resourcetype=1,2,3,4,10

Schlachta-Fairchild, Loretta; Elfrink, Victoria; Deickman, Andrea. (2008). Patient Safety, Telenursing, and Telehealth. Evidence-based review and recommendations for the use Telehealth and Telenursing as Tools for Patient Safety, authored by yours truly and team. Hope you will all find this publication helpful in advancing the use of Telenursing.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/docs/SchlachtaL_PSTT.pdf

Some interesting articles and other odd bits about telehealth, primarily mental health oriented, including getting involved in telehealth, and confidentiality in "cyberpsych."
http://telehealth.net/articles/essays.html

Chronic Illness Care

Sarasohn-Kahn, J. (2009, September). "Participatory Health: Online and Mobile Tools Help Chronically Ill Manage Care." Good description of costs of chronically ill care and problems. Starting on page 10 describes and provides examples of several computer applications that have been successfully used in chronic care. (Added November 20, 2009)
http://www.chcf.org/documents/chronicdisease/ParticipatoryHealthTools.pdf

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Educational Uses

Using Telehealth to Build Capacity: Twelve Lessons (2007, September). These 12 lessons detail preparation and practical application of using telehealth in education.
http://www.ssdha.nshealth.ca/CHPNote%20VI.pdf

Reimbursement

Medicare Coverage of Telemedicine/Telehealth Services. Description of covered services.
http://dms.dartmouth.edu/nhtp/pdf/medicare.pdf

Telemedicine Information Exchange links to reimbursement information.
http://tie.telemed.org/telemed101/reimbursement_links.asp

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Role of the Nurse in Telehealth

Practice Standard For Registered Nurses & Nurse Practitioners from the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia.
http://www.crnbc.ca/downloads/415.pdf

Telehealth: The Role of the Nurse. From the Canadian Nurses Association.
http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/PS89_Telehealth_e.pdf

Telehome Care

Elford, Rod. An Introduction to Telehome Care. Easily read description. Discusses types and benefits for both the patient and the healthcare provider and presents some evidence supporting telehome care.
http://www.telehealth.ca/intrototelehomecare.html

Telehomecare and Remote Monitoring: An Outcomes Overview (2007, Oct 21). Link to a report, which is based on a review of published studies on telehomecare and remote monitoring, as well as several current case studies, focused primarily on how these technologies have impacted the care of patients with diabetes, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
http://www.connected-health.org/programs/diabetes/research-materials--external-resources/telehomecare-and-remote-monitoring-an-outcomes-overview.aspx

Telehomenurse. Twenty Minutes in the Life of a Tele-Home Health Nurse. An excellent article, very easy to read, from Telemedicine Today describing the use of telehealth in home nursing.
http://www.telemedtoday.com/articles/Telehomenurse.shtml

Teletrauma

Teletrauma, A Precursor to Video EMR? (2009, May 19). Interesting piece with some good links.
http://www.emrandehr.com/2009/05/19/teletrauma-a-precursor-to-video-emr/

Pyke, Bob (2005, May 11). Teletrauma... From myth to reality? An interview with Dr. Rifat Latifi. Describes the use in Arizona.
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/05/articles/vmw/LV-VM-06-05-7.html

Saving lives is more than 'virtual' with teletrauma: System adds value by eliminating some transfers (2005, Feb 1). Article about the University of Arizona system.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18786024_ITM

Teletrauma from the University of Miami Health Center. Description of uses.
http://www.umtelehealth.com/projects/teletrauma/

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Websites Referred to in Text of Chapter

Telemedicine Information Exchange. http://tie.telemed.org/links/specialties.asp

Phillips Motiva remote care manager. http://www.medical.philips.com/main/products/telemonitoring/assets/
images/products/prod02_100x100.gif

Video of an automatic pill dispensers/reminder. http://www.epill.com/md2video.html

Example of a biometric wearable garment. http://www.cinc.org/Proceedings/2006/pdf/0237.pdf

Telemental Health, a special interest group of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). http://www.atmeda.org/ICOT/sigtelemental.htm

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN). http://www.aaacn.org/

 

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References in this Chapter that are Online

American Telemedicine Association. (n.d.-a). Telemedicine/telehealth terminology.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.americantelemed.org/files/public/abouttelemedicine/Terminology.pdf

American Telemedicine Association. (n.d.-b). What is telemedicine & telehealth.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.utahtelehealth.net/faqs.pdf

ATA. (2007a, March). Licensure portability. Retrieved January 2, 2009 from http://www.americantelemed.org/files/public/policy/Licensure_Portability.pdf

ATA. (2007b, January 22). Medicare payment of telemedicine and telehealth services.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.connected-health.org/policy/medicare-and-medicaid/external-resources/medicare-payment-of-telemedicine-and-telehealth-services.aspx

Banner Health. (2007, May 11). Banner Health to add 50 new eICU beds in Valley.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.bannerhealth.com/About+Us/News+Center/Press+Releases/
Press+Archive/Banner+Health+adds+50+eICU+beds.htm (No longer available)

Banner Health. (2008). iCare intensive care, utilizing eICU technology.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.bannerhealth.com/Locations/Colorado/North+Colorado+Medical+Center/ Programs+and+Services/iCare+Intensive+Care+Unit.htm

Carmichael, M. (2005, March 1). Combat stress teams and telemedicine:  The new strategies for helping soldiers cope with war.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heart/readings/telemedicine.html

Center for Telemedicine Law. (2003). Telemedicine reimbursement report.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.hrsa.gov/telehealth/pubs/reimbursement.htm

Children's Hospital Los Angeles. (2007). Virtual robotic doctor' working with intensive care staff at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/site/apps/nlnet/
content2.aspx?c=ipINKTOAJsG&b=3793521&ct=4909875

eHealthNews.eu. (2007, November 2). St. Lucas Andreas Hospital to start home monitoring of cardiac patients Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.ehealthnews.eu/content/view/805/26/

EMHS. (2008). EMHS telehealth: improving access to healthcare in Maine’s rural communities Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.emh.org/dynamic.aspx?id=14710

Federation of American Scientists. (n.d.). Glossary.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usaf/2020/app-v.htm

Honeywell. (2007, December 11). Integration of systems improved healthcare providers’ telehealth connectivity.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.hommed.com/News/ProcuraAnnc.asp

International Council of Nursing. (2008). Nursing matters:  Telenursing.   Retrieved January 2, 2009 from http://www.icn.ch/matters_telenursing.htm

InTouch Health. (n.d.). RP-7 Robot.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.intouchhealth.com/products_rp7robot.html

Leapfrog Group. (2007, February 21). Factsheet:  ICU physician staffing (IPS).   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.leapfroggroup.org/media/file/Leapfrog-ICU_Physician_Staffing_Fact_Sheet.pdf

Lee, C. (2005). Meet RONI the robot [Electronic Version]. UCLA Today, 25. Retrieved January 2, 2009 from http://www.today.ucla.edu/2005/050322campus_meetroni.html.

Markle Foundation, American Medical Association, Gold Standard, RxHub, & SureScripts. (2006, June 13). Lessons from KatrinaHealth.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://katrinahealth.org/katrinahealth.final.pdf

Mattia, J. (2007, May 21). How Piedmont Hospital cut heart failure patient readmissions by 75 percent.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/89750/topic/WS_HLM2_TEC/How-Piedmont-Hospital-Cut-Heart-Failure-Patient-Readmissions-by-75-Percent.html

NCSBN. (2007, March). Participating states in the NLC.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from https://www.ncsbn.org/158.htm

NCSBN. (2008). Background information about the RN and LPN/VN nurse licensure (NLC).   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from https://www.ncsbn.org/156.htm

Puskin, D. S. (2001). Telemedicine: follow the money. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing., 6(3), 13p http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/
ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume62001/No3Sept01/Telemedicine.aspx.

TeleHealth Connections for Children and Youth. (2005, July). Telemedicine for CSHCN:  A state-by-state comparison of Medicaid reimbursement policies and Title V activities.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.ichp.ufl.edu/documents/Telemedicine%20in%20Medicaid%20and%
20Title%20V%20Report.pdf   

Telemedicine Information Exchange. (2008, January 9). Telemedicine and telehealth news. Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://tie.telemed.org/news/#item1608

The Methodist Hospital System. (2006). Mobile robots offer 24/7 care to neurosurgical ICU, stroke patients. Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.methodisthealth.com/tmhs/newsItem.do?channelId=-1073829253&contentId=1073946287&contentType=NEWS_CONTENT_TYPE

UC Davis Medicine. (2007, Spring). Telemedicine extends trauma care to rural areas. Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ucdavismedicine/issues/spring2007/features/3.html

Villalba, E., Ottaviano, M., Arredondo, M. T., Martinez, A., & Guillen, S. (2006). Wearable monitoring system for heart failure assessment in a mobile environment [Electronic Version]. Computers in Cardiology, 33, 237-240 from http://www.cinc.org/Proceedings/2006/pdf/0237.pdf.

Wachter, G. (2002, July). Malpractice and telemedicine - Telemedicine liability:  The uncharted waters of medical risk.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://tie.telemed.org/legal/other/malpractice0702.pdf

Whitten, P. (2006, July). Private payer reimbursement for telemedicine services in the United States.   Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.atmeda.org/news/Whitepapers/
2006%20Private%20Payer%20Report.pdf

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