Title :
Policy on using information technology to improve rural health care
Author :
Togno, John ; Topps, David
Author_Institution :
Centre for Rural Health, Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
Telehealth is the delivery of health services at a distance. It has considerable potential to have either positive or negative impacts on access to and delivery of rural health services. The WONCA policy statement on using information technology to improve rural health care provides the participants, funders and planners of rural health services with guidelines for the introduction of telehealth services to rural communities
Keywords :
government policies; health care; social aspects of automation; telemedicine; WONCA policy statement; health service delivery; information technology; rural communities; rural health care; rural health services; telehealth; telehealth services; Africa; Australia; Communities; Costs; Guidelines; Information technology; Isolation technology; Medical services; Technology planning; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2000. IWALT 2000. Proceedings. International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Palmerston North
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0653-4
DOI :
10.1109/IWALT.2000.890627
