Telerehabilitation real-world applications: where the rubber meets the road

Burns, Richard B.; Hauber, Roxanne Pickett; Temkin, Ann; Vesmarovich, Susan

doi:10.1109/iembs.1999.803823

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“…The Shepherd Center in Atlanta, GA has had a program running for several years that uses of plain old telephone system (POTS) based videoconferencing systems enables them to reach all their patients in need of follow-up rehabilitation services due to the ubiquitous presence of the telephone dial tone [22]. Trepagnier has used video communications for vocational support and similarly has selected POTS-based systems and concludes after focus group studies that there are many advantages in the counselor being able to see the client and vice versa [23].…”

Section: A Delivery Of Rehabilitation Services At a Distancementioning

confidence: 99%

Telerehabilitation: Expanding access to rehabilitation expertise

et al. 2001

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The potential of modern telecommunications and computing technologies as tools in the delivery and evaluation of assistive technology (AT) has been discussed and has been termed telerehabilitation. The problems of providing AT in rural areas parallels the delivery of health care to rural areas where the proportion of people with chronic illnesses is higher and the means to pay for them is reduced. Large distances mean long travel times, increasing costs associated with any service delivery, and consuming valuable time skilled professionals could be using to provide services elsewhere. The technology available for practicing telerehabilitation is significant and expanding at a rapid rate. Currently, plain old telephone systems (POTS) and broad-band videoconferencing equipment, Internet and World Wide Web, and embedded processor systems are most widely available. These technologies continue to evolve as well as emerging technologies such as wearable sensors that will have telerehabilitation applications. Issues of payment, safety, liability, and licensure need to be resolved, as legislation lags the development of new technologies.

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Section: A Delivery Of Rehabilitation Services At a Distancementioning

confidence: 99%