E–Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine: A Guide to Startup and Success

Access the power of health care telecommunication technologies 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 technical options. E–Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine also includes illustrative examples of e–health, telehealth, and telemedicine models from successful health care organizations.
"For anyone interested in the electronic revolution that is transforming health care worldwide, Maheu, Whitten, and Allen go to the heart of the matter. I consider this book essential reading."
—G. Edward Kriese, CEO, MedicalRecord.com
"This book provides an insightful and up–to–date overview of the maturing influence that telecommunications and information technologies have on the social, legal, economic, and quality issues that impact our health care delivery system. It helps us speculate about how the future landscape will look."
—Jay Sanders, president and CEO, The Global Telemedicine Group
"A must–read book filled with a wealth of practical information about e–health, telehealth, and telemedicine. Written in a very understandable style aimed to meet the needs of health practitioners, not technologists."
—Warren B. Karp, professor of pediatrics and coordinator of telemedicine and distance learning activities, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia

Spis treści:
Foreword (Evan Melrose, M.D.).
Preface.
The Authors xvii
1 History, Definitions, and Current Applications.
2 From Telemedic ine 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.

Nota biograficzna:
MARLENE M. MAHEU is the CEO and president of E–Health Interactive and founder and editor in chief of SelfhelpMagazine.com. She is also the director of telehealth and e–health for Alliant University.
PAMELA WHITTEN is assistant professor, in the Department of Telecommunications at Michigan State University where she is the principal investigator for a number of telehealth and e–mail research projects. Formerly she was the director of telemedicine services at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
ACE ALLEN is the editor in chief of Telemedicine Today Magazine, associate professor in the Department of Medicine at University of Kansas Medical Center, and CEO of Today Communications, Inc.

Okładka tylna:
Access the power of health care telecommunication technologies 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 technical options. E–Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine also includes illustrative examples of e–health, telehealth, and telemedicine models from successful health care organizations.
"For anyone interested in the electronic revolution that is transforming health care worldwide, Maheu, Whitten, and Allen go to the heart of the matter. I consider this book essential reading."
—G. Edward Kriese, CEO, MedicalRecord.com
"This book provides an insightful and up–to–date overview of the maturing influence that telecommunications and information technologies have on the social, legal, economic, and quality issues that impact our health care delivery system. It helps us speculate about how the future landscape will look."
—Jay Sanders, president and CEO, The Global Telemedicine Group
"A must–read book filled with a wealth of practical information about e–health, telehealth, and telemedicine. Written in a very understandable style aimed to meet the needs of health practitioners, not technologists."
—Warren B. Karp, professor of pediatrics and coordinator of telemedicine and distance learning activities, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia