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Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions

Authors:
Leila Eadie
David Heaney
Lee Dowie
Liam Glynn
Monica Casey
Patrick Hayes
Matti Matero
Undine Knarvik
Soo Hun
Käte Alrutz

Keywords: telemedicine; eHealth; transnational; implementation

Abstract:
The Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions (ITTS) project aimed to implement transnational telemedicine solutions at scale across Europe’s Northern Periphery Program area, introducing new telemedicine applications to remote and rural areas in order to improve healthcare delivery for rural communities. ITTS incorporated ten demonstrator projects, which shared knowledge and experience between six project partners and clinical teams in order to simplify the process of subsequent implementation. Across 9 of the 10 demonstrator projects, a total of 25 new services in more than 40 sites across the program area have now been implemented successfully, and are in use with patients. A mixed methods assessment will determine whether the projects become effective and sustainable. This paper documents the process of knowledge exchange and implementation and describes the services now in place. Evaluation results will subsequently be reported and published as a policy-informing guide. ITTS has shown, to date, that transnational knowledge sharing can facilitate the implementation of telemedicine solutions.

Pages: 68 to 73

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: March 23, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-327-8

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from March 23, 2014 to March 27, 2014