In Canada, decision makers and First Nation communities often relied on telehealth to
address the need for health care services. However, telehealth implementation has been …

Abstract Healthcare in the United States is in need of new solutions to provide access to
care for all and decrease the rising costs of care. Telehealth is a developing model of …

Background: Deployment of telehealth has been touted as a means of reducing health
disparities in underserved groups. However, efforts to reduce regulatory barriers have not …

In 1996, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its report Telemedicine: A Guide to
Assessing Telecommunications for Health Care. In that report, the IOM Committee on …

Background: The integration of telecommunications and information systems in healthcare is
not new or novel; indeed, it is the current practice of medicine and has been an integral part …

Telehealth, in general, refers to the use of any form of information or telecommunications
technology in the administration of health services. It includes services ranging from …

Abstract Eun hae Kim Despite the widely known effectiveness of telehealth services in
screening and treating both chronic disease and depression in older adults, their adoption …

Telehealth in rural and underserved areas are increasing rapidly due to centralization and
cutbacks in healthcare. Since many telehealth studies has a patient-centered focus or …

Despite the great promise that telehealth holds for improving cost, quality and access, there
is currently a disjunction between what we know about telehealth and system growth and …

Abstract Canada spans 9,976,140 square kilometers and has an approximate population of
32 million people (Statistics Canada, 2001). More than 90% of Canada's geography is …