Title :
Adoption of ICT Enabled Telehealth Services in the Australian Context: Implications of Technology Use for Telehealth Workers
Author :
Blount, Yvette ; Gloet, Marianne
Author_Institution :
Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
This study investigated the major issues and challenges associated with ICT enabled telehealth service delivery from the point of view of workers engaged in telehealth delivery in Australia. Through intensive interviews with telehealth workers across three case study organizations, the study examines the types of technology employed to deliver ICT enabled health care, as well as implications of technology use in the health care environment, particularly as they relate to workers.
Keywords :
health care; information technology; Australian context; ICT enabled telehealth services; health care; Australia; Broadband communication; Government; Interviews; Medical services; Monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences (HICSS), 2015 48th Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2015.430