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Applicability of the five case model to African eHealth investment decisions

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background eHealth programmes in African countries face fierce competition for scarce resources. Such initiatives should not proceed without adequate appraisal of their probable impacts, thereby acknowledging their opportunity costs and the need for ...
Sean C. Broomhead, Maurice Mars, Richard E. Scott, Tom Jones   +3 more
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Integrating Telehealth: Challenges and Solutions. 7th Annual General Meeting Canadian Society of Telehealth and 5th Annual Symposium Reseau quebecois de telesante.

, 2002
7th Annual General Meeting Canadian Society of Telehealth and 5th Annual Symposium Reseau quebecois de telesante was held in Quebec City, Quebec on October 3-5, 2004.This conference provided an opportunity for the telehealth/e-health community to engage ...
Canadian Society of Telehealth
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a telehealth intervention to support the management of long-term conditions:study protocol for two linked randomized controlled trials [PDF]

, 2014
As the population ages, more people are suffering from long-term health conditions (LTCs). Health services around the world are exploring new ways of supporting people with LTCs and there is great interest in the use of telehealth: technologies such as ...
Montgomery, Alan A, Alicia O’Cathain, Large, Shirley, Nicholl, Jon, Sandra Hollinghurst, Thomas, Clare L, Jon Nicholl, O'Cathain, Alicia, Edwards, Louisa, Salisbury, C., Louisa Edwards, Shirley Large, Large, S., Salisbury, Chris, Man, M.-S., Alan A Montgomery, Chris Salisbury, Thomas, C.L., Nicholl, J., Edwards, L., Clare L Thomas, O'Cathain, A., Man, Mei-See, Hollinghurst, Sandra, Mei-See Man, Thomas, Clare L., Montgomery, A.A., Hollinghurst, S., Montgomery, Alan A.   +28 more
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One-Size-Fits All: A Scalable Solution to Formal Telemedicine Provider Training to Support the COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Introduction: Formalized training in telemedicine addresses barriers to provider adoption and engagement and assures a level of competence for independent practice.
Dana A. Schinasi, Dana A. Schinasi, Yuemi An-Grogan, Rebecca Stephen, Rebecca Stephen, Aric Shimek, Marisa Furney, M. Katie Bohling   +7 more
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Assessing core, e-learning, clinical and technology readiness to integrate telemedicine at public health facilities in Uganda: a health facility – based survey

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background In developing countries like Uganda, there are shortages of health workers especially medical specialists. The referral process is frustrating to both patients and health workers (HWs).
Vincent Micheal Kiberu, Richard E. Scott, Maurice Mars   +2 more
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Recent Directions in Telemedicine: Review of Trends in Research and Practice [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2015
ObjectivesHealthcare is now routinely delivered by telecommunications-based services in all developed countries and an increasing number of developing countries.
Laurence S. Wilson, Anthony J. Maeder
doaj   +1 more source

Can Telehealth Ontario respiratory call volume be used as a proxy for emergency department respiratory visit surveillance by public health? [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: There is a paucity of information regarding the usefulness of non-traditional data streams for real-time syndromic surveillance systems. The objective of this paper is to examine the temporal relation between Ontario's emergency department (ED)
McGuinness, Don, Rolland, Elizabeth, Moore, Kieran M, van Dijk, Adam   +3 more
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A systematic review of tools cited in health information systems evaluations of developing and low to middle income countries

Discover Public Health
Background Evaluating HIS is an important process characterized by many steps. There are numerous frameworks, toolkits and models that can be used to enact an evaluation of HIS; these have been described and reviewed in previous literature.
Simon Philip R. Sacramento, Arturo Ongkeko , Ashley Victoria Ejera , Edge Mata , Catherine Romero , Anicia Catameo , Marielle Anne Mende   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the Camera: Epidermal Sensor Platforms for Intelligent Facial Expression Recognition and Interactive Human Monitoring

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Skin‐conformal epidermal sensors enable camera‐free intelligent facial monitoring by converting facial deformation and muscle activity into electrical signals through piezoresistive, capacitive, electrophysiologic, and self‐powered mechanisms. Coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), these platforms support facial expression recognition, human ...
Jeehyun Joung, Manchi Nagaraju, Jun‐Gyu Choi, Jaeil Park, Sungjun Park, Daegun Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compressed air massage: repeated treatment causes less muscle oedema than a single treatment

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2007
Compressed air massage is a new treatment modality that has been shown to cause skeletal muscle capillary dilation for up to 24 hours after a single treatment and significantly hastens healing of diabetic ulcers.
M. A. Gregory, M. Mars
doaj   +1 more source