Conceptual Framework for Development of Comprehensive e-Health Evaluation Tool

Despite the potential of telehealth services to increase the quality and accessibility of healthcare, the success rate of such services has been disappointing. The purpose of this paper is to find and compare existing frameworks for the implementation of telehealth services that can contribute to the success rate of future endeavors. After a thorough discussion of these frameworks, this paper outlines the development methodologies in terms of theoretical background, methodology and validation. Finally, the common themes and formats are identified for consideration in future implementation. It was confirmed that a holistic implementation approach is needed, which includes technology, organizational structures, change management, economic feasibility, societal impacts, perceptions, user-friendliness, evaluation and evidence, legislation, policy and governance. Furthermore, there is some scope for scientifically rigorous framework development and validation approaches.

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“…Khoja et al [26] also conducted interviews. Both of these are framed along the lifecycle phases of a telehealth service.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Telehealth Service Implementation Frameworks

Dyk

2014

IJERPH

241

143

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“…20 These dimensions were also categorized as follows: (a) global-this level deals with the global policies of complementarity, such as standardization and interjurisdictional care; (b) national and provincial/ subnational competence-to facilitate healthcare within a jurisdiction; and (c) individual institutions-this level deals with the policies necessary to facilitate e-health at the local level, meaning institutional or individual practice. 21 Considering the level of complexity of telehealth processes, successive approximations are important, gaining momentum as efforts converge.…”

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Telehealth Distance Education Course in Latin America: Analysis of an Experience Involving 15 Countries

José

Teixeira

Mpraes

et al. 2014

Telemedicine and e-Health

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The results presented indicate an important concern on the part of the Latin American countries participating on the course in relation to telehealth training activities. Regarding course assessment, high approval rates in relation to tutoring, educational model, course content, and goals were noted, corroborating literature data. The experience of conducting a Latin American shared telehealth training course was indeed positive, contributing to the development of telehealth actions.

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“…This includes, on the methodological side, the reporting of qualitative studies [70], and on applications side, the reporting of evaluation studies on health social media and m-health [71], and of a postulated framework for telemedicine evaluation [72]. Such specialized reporting guidelines are useful since they give additional guidance for specific kind of studies, yet without cross-linkage they have a potential to lead to fragmentation of the potential methods and evidence-bases.…”

Section: Other Reporting Guidelinesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evidence Based Health Informatics: 10 Years of Efforts to Promote the Principle

Rigby¹,

Ammenwerth²,

Beuscart-Zéphir³

et al. 2013

Yearb Med Inform

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Summary Objectives: To present the importance of Evidence-based Health Informatics (EBHI) and the ethical imperative of this approach; to highlight the work of the IMIA Working Group on Technology Assessment and Quality Improvement and the EFMI Working Group on Assessment of Health Information Systems; and to introduce the further important evaluation and evidence aspects being addressed. Methods: Reviews of IMIA, EFMA and other initiatives, together with literature reviews on evaluation methods and on published systematic reviews. Results: Presentation of the rationale for the health informatics domain to adopt a scientific approach by assessing impact, avoiding harm, and empirically demonstrating benefit and best use; reporting of the origins and rationale of the IMIA- and EQUATOR-endorsed Statement on Reporting of Evaluation Studies in Health Informatics (STARE-HI) and of the IMIA WG's Guideline for Good Evaluation Practice in Health Informatics (GEP-HI); presentation of other initiatives for objective evaluation; and outlining of further work in hand on usability and indicators; together with the case for development of relevant evaluation methods in newer applications such as telemedicine. The focus is on scientific evaluation as a reliable source of evidence, and on structured presentation of results to enable easy retrieval of evidence. Conclusions: EBHI is feasible, necessary for efficiency and safety, and ethically essential. Given the significant impact of health informatics on health systems, care delivery and personal health, it is vital that cultures change to insist on evidence-based policies and investment, and that emergent global moves for this are supported.

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Conceptual Framework for Development of Comprehensive e-Health Evaluation Tool

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A Review of Telehealth Service Implementation Frameworks

A Review of Telehealth Service Implementation Frameworks

Telehealth Distance Education Course in Latin America: Analysis of an Experience Involving 15 Countries

Evidence Based Health Informatics: 10 Years of Efforts to Promote the Principle

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