Northeast Telehealth Resource Center
Telehealth Resource Webliography
--by M. Edwards, Director of Research & Evaluation, HealthWays, Lubec, Dec. 2006
Telemedicine network development
NETRC resources
Edwards MA, Patel A.. Telemedicine in the State of Maine: A model for growth driven by rural needs. J. Telemed. eHealth 9: 25-39, 2003 (pdf)
Emerson R., Edwards M. Telehealth Contribution to Health Care Access in Maine.
Presentation to: New England Rural Health Roundtable Symposium, Portland, ME, 2006 (ppt) Glaser J. On the shoulders of giants: The evolution of telemedicine at Partners HealthCare. Plenary Presentation, American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting, 2003 (htm)
Kazal LA Jr, Conner AM. The Planning and Implementing a Statewide Telehealth Program in New Hampshire- A White Paper. Endowment for Health, 2004 (htm)
Ricci MA, Callas PW, Montgomery WL. The Vermont Telemedicine Project: Initial implementation phases. Telemed J. 3(3):197-205, 1997. (abstract)
Shannon G, Nesbitt T, Bakalar R, Kratochwill E, Kvedar J, Vargas L. Organizational models of telemedicine and regional telemedicine networks Telemed J eHealth 8:61-70, 2002 (pdf)
Other literature on Web
ATA. State Telemedicine Support Survey: A report of non-Medicaid state government-initiated assistance for U.S. telemedicine programs and networks, 2006 (pdf)
Brantley D, Laney-Cummings K, Spivack R. Innovation, Demand, and Investment in Telehealth. Washington D.C.,: United States Department of Commerce, Office of Technology Policy, 2004 (pdf)
Burgiss SG. Telehealth Technical Assistance Manual: A document to assist in the planning of telehealth and telemedicine projects for rural community and migrant health centers and other health care organizations. National Rural Health Association, 2006 (pdf)
Grigsby J, Rigby M, Hiemstra A, House M, Olsson S, Whitten P. Telemedicine/telehealth: an international perspective. The diffusion of telemedicine. Telemed. J. eHealth. 8(1):79-94, 2002 (pdf)
Hailey D. Technology and managed care: is telemedicine the right tool for rural communities? J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):275-278, 2005 (htm)
Jennett PA, Gagnon MP, Brandstadt HK. Preparing for success: readiness models for rural telehealth. J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):279-285, 2005. (htm)
Kopp S, Shuchman R, Strecher V, Gueye M, Ledlow J, Philip T, Grodzinski A. Telemedicine/telehealth: an international perspective. Public health applications. Telemed. J. e-Health 8(1):35-48, 2002. (pdf)
Krupinski E, Nypaver M, Poropatich R, Ellis D, Safwat R, Sapci H. Clinical applications in telemedicine/telehealth. Telemed. J. e-Health 8: 13-34, 2002 (pdf)
Smith AC, Bensink M, Armfield N, Stillman J, Caffery L. Telemedicine and rural health care applications. J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):286-293, 2005. (htm)
The California Telemedicine and eHealth Center (CTEC). Telemedicine and e-Health 12 (6): 616-621, 2006 (pdf)
Tracy JA. First steps in creating a successful telehealth program. Chapter 2 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 6-22. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
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Telehealth reimbursement
Antoniotti NM, Linkous J, Speedie SM, McClosky T. Medicaid Handbook - Medical Assistance and Telehealth: An Evolving Partnership. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (htm)
Center for Telemedicine Law. Telemedicine Reimbursement Report. Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, 2002 (htm)
Gray GA, Stamm BH, Toevs S, Reischl U, Yarrington D. Study of participating and nonparticipating states' telemedicine Medicaid reimbursement status: Its impact on Idaho's policymaking process. Telemed. J. E Health 12(6):681-690, 2006 (pdf)
Whitten P, Buis L. Private Payer Reimbursement for Telemedicine Services in the United States. University of Michigan, 2006 (pdf)
Telehealth policy
ATA's 2006 Federal Policy Priorities - Using Telemedicine to Improve Efficiency, Quality and Access in Healthcare. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (htm)
Center for Telemedicine Law. Telemedicine Licensure Report.. Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, 2003 (htm)
Krupinski E, Dimmick S, Grigsby J, Mogel G, Puskin D, Speedie S, Stamm B, Wakefield B, Whited J, Whitten P, Yellowlees P. Research recommendations for the American Telemedicine Association. Telemed. J. e-Health 12(5):579-589, 2006 (pdf)
Technology
NETRC resources
Heinzelmann, PJ, Lugn NE, Kvedar JC. Telemedicine in the future. J. Telemed. Telecare 11(8):384-390, 2005 (htm)<>
Other literature on Web
Ackerman M, Craft R, Ferrante F, Kratz M, Mandil S, Sapci H. Telemedicine technology. Telemed. J. eHealth 8(1):71-78, 2002. (pdf)
Gannan FD, Phillips R, Patterson M. Telehealth technologies. Chapter 13 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 314-342. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Technology Special Interest Group. Health informatics - Interoperability of telehealth systems and networks - Part 1: Introduction and definitions & Part 2 Real-time systems. American Telemedicine Association, 2002 (1. pdf & 2. pdf)
Wainhouse Research, Inc. The Evolving Role of Videoconferencing in Healthcare. Polycom Inc, 2004 (pdf)
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Telehealth clinical outcomes and evaluation (see also Home telehealth section below)
NETRC resources
Heinzelmann PJ, Williams CM, Lugn NE, Kvedar JC. Clinical outcomes associated with telemedicine/telehealth. Telemed. J. E Health 11(3):329-347, 2005. (pdf)
Other literature on Web
Center for Information Technology The National Institutes for Health (NIH) Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide for IT Projects. National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, 1999 (htm)
Hailey D. The need for cost-effectiveness studies in telemedicine. J. Telemed. Telecare 11(8):379-383, 2005 (htm)
Hailey D, Ohinmaa A, Roine R. Study quality and evidence of benefit in recent assessments of telemedicine. J. Telemed. Telecare 10(6):318-324, 2004 (htm)
Hersh WR, Helfand M, Wallace JA, Kraemer DF, Patterson PK, Shapiro SE, Greenlick MR. Clinical outcomes resulting from telemedicine interventions: a systematic review. BMC Med. Informatics & Decision Making 1:5-12, 2001. (pdf)
Hersh WR, Helfand M, Wallace JA, Kraemer DF, Patterson PK, Shapiro SE, Greenlick MR, A systematic review of the efficacy of telemedicine for making diagnostic and management decisions. J. Telemed. Telecare 8: 197-209, 2002 (pdf)
Hersh WR, Hickam DH, Severance S, Dana T, Krages S, Helfand M, Telemedicine for the Medicare Population (Update). Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, 2006. (htm)
Hersh WR, Hickam DH, Severance SM, Dana TL, Pyle Krages K, Helfand M. Diagnosis, access and outcomes: Update of a systematic review of Telemedicine services. J. Telemed. Telecare 12 (Suppl. 2):S3-31, 2006. (pdf)
Jacklin PB, Roberts JA, Wallace P, Haines A, Harrison R, Barber JA, Thompson SG, Lewis L, Currell R, Parker S, Wainwright P; Virtual Outreach Project Group. Virtual outreach: economic evaluation of joint teleconsultations for patients referred by their general practitioner for a specialist opinion. Brit. Med. J. 327:84, 2003 (htm)
Jennett P, Scott R, Hailey D, Ohinmaa A, Thomas R, Anderson C, Young B, Lorenzetti D, Hall LA, Milkovich L,Perverseff T, Claussen C. Socio-Economic Impact of Telehealth: Evidence Now for Health Care in the Future. Vol. 1-State of the Science Report. Vol. 2-Policy Report. Health Telematics Unit, University of Calgary, 2003 (htm)
Liu X, Sawada Y, Takizawa T, Sato H, Sato M, Sakamoto H, Utsugi T, Sato K, Sumino H, Okamura S, Sakamaki T. Doctor-patient communication: a comparison between telemedicine consultation and face-to-face consultation. Intern. Med. 46(5):227-232, 2007. (htm)
Moehr JR. BC Telehealth Program: Final Evaluation Report, pp. 1-323. University of Victoria, School of Health Information Science, Victoria, BC, 2003 (pdf)
Roine R, Ohinmaa, A., Hailey, D. Assessing telemedicine: a systematic review of the literature. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 165:765–771, 2001. (htm)
Rush B, Scott RE, McCarthy F, Jennett P. Approved Telehealth Outcome Indicator Guidelines: Quality, Access, Acceptability, and Cost. National Telehealth Outcome Indicators Project, Atlantic Health Sciences Corp., 2004 (pdf)
Scott RE, McCarthy GF, Jennett PA, Perverseff T, Palacios M, Rush B. National Telehealth Outcome Indicators Project [NTOIP] - Project Information Document and a Synthesis of Telehealth Outcomes Literature. Health Telematics Unit, University of Calgary. March 2003 (htm)
Sculpher M, Pang F, Manca A, Drummond M, Golder S, Urdahl H, Davies L, Eastwood A. Generalisability in economic evaluation studies in healthcare: a review and case studies. Health Technology Assessment, NHS R&D HTA Prog. 8:124-133, 2004. (htm)
Wallace P, Barber J, Clayton W, Currell R, Fleming K, Garner P, Haines A, Harrison R, Jacklin P, Jarrett C, Jayasuriya R, Lewis L, Parker S, Roberts J, Thompson S, Wainwright P. Virtual outreach: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of joint teleconferenced medical consultations. Health Technol. Assess. 8(50):1-106, 2004 (htm)
Whitten P, Love B. Patient and provider satisfaction with the use of telemedicine: overview and rationale for cautious enthusiasm. J. Postgrad. Med. 51(4):294-300, 2005 (htm)
Whitten PS, Mair FS, Haycox A, May CR, Williams TL, Hellmich S. Systematic review of cost effectiveness studies of telemedicine interventions. Brit. Med. J. 324:1434–1437, 2002. (htm)
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Home telehealth and monitoring
NETRC resources
Baer CA, Di Salvo TG, Cail MI, Noyes D, Kvedar JC. Electronic home monitoring of congestive heart failure patients: design and feasibility. Congest. Heart Fail. 5(3):105-113, 1999. (abstract)
Baer CA, Williams CM, Vickers L, Kvedar JC. A pilot study of specialized nursing care for home health patients. J. Telemed. Telecare 10(6):342-5, 2004. (abstract)
Edwards MA, Dubois T, Farren-Tibbetts J, Codrey J, Berry D, Carew C. Evaluation of home telehealth services in rural northern Maine: Cost impact for CHF clients. Canadian Society of Telehealth Convention--Integrating Telehealth: Challenges and Solutions. Quebec City, Quebec, 2004 (ppt)
Myers S, Grant RW, Lugn NE, Holbert B, Kvedar JC. Impact of home-based monitoring on the care of patients with congestive heart failure. Home Health Care Man. Pract. 10 (18): 444-451, 2006 (abstract)
Other literature on Web
Ashman C. Developing a business plan for home telehealth. Tools for the Trade 8 (2): Mar.- Apr. 2006 (pdf)
ATA. Home Telehealth Toolkit. Home Telehealth Special Interest Group, American Telemedicine Association, 2004 (htm --order form)
ATA's Federal Policy Recommendations for Home Telehealth and Remote Monitoring. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (pdf)
Barnett TE, Chumbler NR, Vogel WB, Beyth RJ, Qin H, Kobb R. The effectiveness of a care coordination home telehealth program for veterans with diabetes mellitus: a 2-year follow-up. Amer. J. Manag. Care 12(8):467-474, 2006 (pdf)
Bondmass M, Bolger N, Castro G, Avitall B. The effect of physiologic home monitoring and telemanagement on chronic heart failure outcomes. Internet J. Adv. Nursing Practice 3: (/content/4009/Webliography/#2) 1999 (htm)
Bowe, T. Remote physiological monitoring: Discussion paper. Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, Institute for Health Policy, 2006 (htm)
Buckley KM, Tran BQ, Prandoni CM. Receptiveness, use and acceptance of telehealth by caregivers of stroke patients in the home. Online J. Issues Nurs. 9(3):9, 2004. (pdf)
Burgiss S, Dimmick S Home care. Chapter 8 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 151-187. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Clark RA, Inglis SC, McAlister FA, Cleland JG, Stewart S. Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. Brit. Med. J. 335: (online ahead) of print, 2007 (htm)
Coskun O, Eren A, Eren M. A computer based telemedicine protocol to predict acute coronary syndrome in patients with chest pain at home. Int. Heart J. 47(4):491-500, 2006. (htm)
Dansky KH, Palmer L, Shea D, Bowles KH. Cost analysis of telehomecare. Telemed. J. eHealth 7(3):225-232, 2001. (pdf)
Demiris G, Patrick T, Khatri N. Assessing home care agencies' readiness for telehealth. Proc. Amer. Med. Informatics Assoc. Symp. 825:, 2003 (pdf)
Demiris G, Parker Oliver DR, Porock D, Courtney K. The Missouri Telehospice Project: background and next steps. Home Health Care Technol. Rep. 1(4): ,55-57, 2004 (htm)
Farmer AJ, Gibson OJ, Dudley C, Bryden K, Hayton PM, Tarassenko L, Neil A.. A randomized controlled trial of the effect of real-time telemedicine support on glycemic control in young adults with type 1 diabetes (ISRCTN 46889446). Diabetes Care 28(11):2697-2702, 2005. (htm)
Field MJ, Grigsby J. Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. JAMA 288:423-225, 2002 (pdf free registration required)
Hebert MA, Jansen JJ, Brant R, Hailey D, van der Pol M. Successes and challenges in a field-based, multi-method study of home telehealth. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):41-44, 2004.(htm)
Hogenbirk JC, Liboiron-Grenier L, Pong RW, Young NL. How can telehomecare support informal care? examining what is known and exploring the potential. Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research. Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, 2005 (pdf)
Johnston B, Wheeler L, Deuser J, Sousa KH. Outcomes of the Kaiser Permanente Tele-Home Health Research Project. Arch. Fam. Med. 9(1):40-45, 2000 (htm)
Kaufman D, Patel VL, Hilliman C, Morin PC, Pevzner J, Weinstock RS, Goland R, Shea S, Starren J. Usability in the real world: Assessing medical information technologies in patients' homes. J. Biomed. Informatics 36: 45-60, 2003 (htm)
Kaufman DR, Starren J, Patel VL, Morin PC, Hilliman C, Pevzner J, Weinstock RS, Goland R, Shea S. A cognitive framework for understanding barriers to the productive use of a diabetes home telemedicine system. Proc. Amer. Med. Informatics Assoc. Symp. 356-360, 2003. (pdf)
Klonoff DC. Diabetes and telemedicine: Is the technology sound, effective, cost-effective, and practical? Diabetes Care 26: 1626-1628, 2003. (htm)
Montori VM, Helgemoe PK, Guyatt GH, Dean DS, Leung TW, Smith SA, Kudva YC. Telecare for patients with type 1 diabetes and inadequate glycemic control: a randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 27(5):1088-1094, 2004. (htm)
Shea S, Starren J, Weinstock RS, Knudson P, Teresi J, Holmes D, Palmas W, Field L, Goland R, Tuck C, Hripcsak G, Capps L, Liss D Columbia University's Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: Rationale and design. J. Amer. Informatics Assoc. 9(1):49-62, 2002 (htm)
Shea S, Weinstock RS, Starren J, Teresi J, Palmas W, Field L, Morin P, Goland R, Izquierdo RE, Wolff LT, Ashraf M, Hilliman C, Silver S, Meyer S, Holmes D, Petkova E, Capps L, Lantigua RA. A randomized trial comparing telemedicine case management with usual care in older, ethnically diverse, medically underserved patients with diabetes mellitus. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. 13(1):40-51, 2006. (htm)
Trief PM, Morin PC, Izquierdo R, Teresi J, Eimicke JP, Goland R, Starren J, Shea S, Weinstock RS. Depression and glycemic control in elderly ethnically diverse patients with diabetes: the IDEATel project. Diabetes Care 29(4):830-835, 2006. (htm)
Whitlock W, Pavliscsak H, Dingbaum A, Beaty N. The diabetes experience—telemedicine and the management of diabetes. Home Health Care Consultant 8:25-30, 2001 (htm)
Young NL, Bennie J, Barden W, Dick PT. Tele-Homecare Team. An examination of quality of life of children and parents during their Tele-Homecare experience. Telemed. J. E Health 12(6):663-671, 2006 (pdf)
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Rehabilitation
Brennan DM, Brown J. Telerehabilitation bibliography, Spring, 2006. ATA Telereahbilitation Special Interest Group, American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (pdf)
Scheideman-Miller C. Rehabilitation. Chapter 11 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 241-266. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Wakeford L, Wittman PP, White MW, Schmeler MR; The Commission on Practice. Telerehabilitation position paper. Amer. J. Occup. Ther. 59(6):656-660, 2005. (pdf)
e-Health
NETRC resources
Glaser J. Integration of HIT, Telemedicine & eHealth. Presentation at: Optimizing Care Through Communication Technologies. Partners Telemedicine 2nd Annual Conference, Boston, MA, 2005 (ppt)
Glaser J. Use of information technology to improve the quality of patient care. Testimony before Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 2005 (doc)
Heinzelmann PJ, Jacques G, Kvedar JC. Telemedicine by email in remote Cambodia. J Telemed Telecare 11 (Suppl 2):S44-47, 2005 (abstract)
Kedar I, Ternullo JL, Weinrib CE, Kelleher KM, Brandling-Bennett H, Kvedar JC. Internet based consultations to transfer knowledge for patients requiring specialised care: retrospective case review. Brit. Med. J. 326:696-699, 2003. (htm)
Other literature on Web
AHIMA e-HIM Personal Health Record Work Group. Defining the Personal Health Record. J. AHIMA 76 (6): 24-25, 2005 (htm)
AHIMA Personal Health Record Practice Council. Helping consumers select PHRs: Questions and considerations for navigating an emerging market. J. AHIMA 77 (10): 50-56, 2006. (htm)
Car J, Sheikh A. Email consultations in health care: 2--acceptability and safe application. Brit. Med. J. 329:439-442, 2004 (htm )
Car J, Sheikh A. Email consultations in health care: 1--scope and effectiveness. Brit. Med. J. 329:435-438, 2004. (htm)
Chaudhry B, Wang J, Wu S, Maglione M, Mojica W, Roth E, Morton SC, Shekelle PG. Systematic review: impact of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and costs of medical care. Ann. Intern. Med. 144(10):742-752, 2006 (pdf)
Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Jorm AF. Delivering interventions for depression by using the internet: randomised controlled trial. Brit. Med. J. 328:265-270, 2004. (htm)
Connecting for Health Collaborative. Personal Health Working Group-Final Report. Markle Foundation, 2003 (htm)
Foundation of Research and Education of AHIMA. Development of State-Level Health Information Exchange Initiatives—Final Report. American Health Information Management Assoc., 2006 (pdf)
Katz SJ, Nissan N, Moyer CA. Crossing the digital divide: evaluating online communication between patients and their providers. Amer. J. Manag. Care 10(9):593-598, 2004. (htm)
Leavitt MO. 8th Annual Meeting of the American Health Information Community, 2006 (report--pdf) (comprehensive binder with presentations pdf)
Leavitt MO. Health Information Technology Initiative Major Accomplishments: 2004-2006. Health Information Technology Initiative, Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2007 (htm)
–Strategic Framework, 2004 (htm)
Lester J, Prady S, Finegan Y, Hoch D. Learning from e-patients at Massachusetts General Hospital. Brit. Med. J. 328:1188-1190, 2004 (htm)
Mandl KD, Szolovits P, Kohane IS. Public standards and patients' control: how to keep electronic medical records accessible but private. Brit. Med. J. 322:283-287, 2001. (pdf)
Pizziferri L, Kittler A, Volk LA, Hobbs J, Jagannath Y, Wald JS, Middleton B, Bates DW. Physicians' perceptions toward electronic communication with patients. AMIA Ann. Symp. Proc.972, 2004. (htm)
Prady SL, Norris D, Lester JE, Hoch DB. Expanding the guidelines for electronic communication with patients: application to a specific tool. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. 8(4):344-348, 2001. (htm)
Puskin D, Johnston B, Speedie S. Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Health Information Technology: An ATA Issue Paper. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (pdf)
Rosen S. A Statewide Health Information Technology Strategy to Advance Support of Quality of Care and Improved Patient Outcomes in Maine. Dan Hanley Memorial Healthcare Trust Health Care Forum Report, 2005 (pdf)
Simons WW, Mandl KD, Kohane IS. The PING personally controlled electronic medical record system: technical architecture. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. 12(1):47-54, 2005. (htm)
Tang PC, Ash JS, Bates DW, Overhage JM, Sands DZ. Personal health records: definitions, benefits, and strategies for overcoming barriers to adoption. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. 13(2):121-126, 2006. (htm)
Wolter, Julie, and Beth Friedman. Health records for the people: touring the benefits of the consumer-based Personal Health Record. J. AHIMA 76 (10): 28-32, 2005 (htm)
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Distance medical education
NETRC resources
Callas PW, Ricci MA, Caputo MP. Improved rural provider access to continuing medical education through interactive videoconferencing. Telemed. J. eHealth 6(4):393-9, 2000 (abstract)
Callas PW, Bertsch TF, Caputo MP, Flynn BS, Doheny-Farina S, Ricci MA. Medical student evaluations of lectures attended in person from rural sites via interactive video. Teaching Learning Med. 16:46-49, 2004 (abstract)
Ricci MA, Caputo MP, Callas PW, Gagne M. The use of telemedicine for delivering continuing medical education in rural communities. Telemed. J. e-Health 11(2):124-9, 2005. (abstract)
Other resources on Web
Cunningham BJ, Stamm BH. The education part of telehealth. Rural Remote Health 5(4):/content/4009/Webliography/#400, 2005 (htm)
Mangrulkar R, Athey B, Brebner E, Moidu K, Pulido P, Woolliscroft J. Telemedicine and medical/health education. Telemed. J. eHealth 8(1):49-60, 2002. (pdf)
Telepharmacy
NETRC resources
Edwards MA. Telepharmacy demonstration project. Background plans from proposal and progress report for Maine Health Access Foundation. HealthWays, 2007 (doc)
Other resources on Web
McAllister DK et al. NABP Task Force on Telepharmacy Issues—Final Report. NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) Newsletter, Sept. 2006 (pdf) <>
Parks L. Telepharmacy making headway in remote sites. Retail Pharmacy Management Nov./Dec., 1, 2004 (pdf)
Peterson CD, Anderson HC Jr. Telepharmacy Chapter 10 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 206-240. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
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Mental health and psychiatry
Cullum CM, Weiner MF, Gehrmann HR, Hynan LS. Feasibility of telecognitive assessment in dementia. Assessment. 13(4):385-390, 2006. (pdf)
Frueh BC, Deitsch SE, Santos AB, Gold PB, Johnson MR, Meisler N, Magruder KM, Ballenger JC. Procedural and methodological issues in telepsychiatry research and program development. Psychiatr. Serv. 51: 1522 – 1527, 2000 (htm)
Godleski L, Darkins A, Lehmann L. Telemental Health Toolkit. Veterans Health Administration Telemental Health Field Work Group, 2003 (pdf)
Hilty DM, Liu W, Marks S, Callahan EJ. The effectiveness of telepsychiatry: A review. Can. Psychiat. Soc. Bulletin 35 (5): 10-17, 2003 (htm)
Hogenbirk JC, Montgomery P, Boydell KM, Pong RW, Cudney D. Using telehealth to augment delivery of mental health services by family health teams: Potential barriers and possible solutions. Center for Rural and Northern Health Research, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, 2006 (pdf)
Hyler SE Gangure DP. A review of the costs of telepsychiatry. Psychiatr. Serv. 54:976-980, 2003 (htm)
McClosky Armstrong T. Mental health. Chapter 9 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp. 188-205. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Monnier J, Knapp RG, Frueh BC. Recent advances in telepsychiatry: An updated review. Psychiatr. Serv. 54: 1604 – 1609, 2003. (htm)
Pineau G, Moqadem K, St-Hilaire C, Perreault R, Levac E, Hamel B. Telehealth: Clinical Guidelines and Technical Standards for Telepsychiatry. Agence d'Évaluation des Technologies et des Modes D'intervention en Santé, Montreal, Quebec, 2006 (htm)
Ruskin PE, Reed S, Kumar R, Kling MA, Siegel E, Rosen M, Hauser P. Reliability and acceptability of psychiatric diagnosis via telecommunication and audiovisual technology. Psychiatr. Serv. 49(8):1086-1088, 1998. (htm)
Ruskin PE, Silver-Aylaian M, Kling MA, Reed SA, Bradham DD, Hebel JR, Barrett D, Knowles F 3rd, Hauser P. Treatment outcomes in depression: comparison of remote treatment through telepsychiatry to in-person treatment. Amer. J. Psychiatry 161(8):1471-1476, 2004. (htm)
Shore JH, Manson SM. A developmental model for rural telepsychiatry. Psychiatr. Serv. 56(8):976-980, 2005 (htm)
Urness D. Telepsychiatry and doctor–patient communication: A tale of two interviews. Can. Psychiat. Assoc. Bulletin 35 (5): 21-30, 2003 (htm)
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Dermatology
NETRC resources
Brandling-Bennett HA, Kedar I, Pallin DJ, Jacques G, Gumley GJ, Kvedar JC. Delivering health care in rural Cambodia via store-and-forward telemedicine: a pilot study. Telemed. J. E Health 11(1):56-62, 2005. (abstract)
Kvedar JC, Edwards RA, Menn ER, Mofid M, Gonzalez E, Dover J, Parrish JA. The substitution of digital images for dermatologic physical examination. Arch. Dermatol. 133(2):161-167, 1997.( abstract)
Kvedar JC, Menn ER, Baradagunta S, Smulders-Meyer O, Gonzalez E. Teledermatology in a capitated delivery system using distributed information architecture: design and development. Telemed J. 5(4):357-66, 1999. (abstract)
Licata A, Callas P, Caputo M, Rabinowitz T, Gilbert-Davis G. Findings from 912 teledermatology consultations to correctional facilities and rural patients. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (ppt)
Qureshi AA, Kvedar JC. Patient knowledge and attitude toward information technology and teledermatology: some tentative findings. Telemed. J. E Health 9(3):259-264, 2003. (abstract)
Qureshi AA, Kvedar JC. Telemedicine experience in North America. Curr. Probl. Dermatol. 32:226-232, 2003. (abstract)
Qureshi AA, Brandling-Bennett HA, Wittenberg E, Chen SC, Sober AJ, Kvedar JC. Willingness-to-pay stated preferences for telemedicine versus in-person visits in patients with a history of psoriasis or melanoma. Telemed. J. e-Health 12(6):639-643, 2006. (htm)
Wirthlin DJ, Buradagunta S, Edwards RA, Brewster DC, Cambria RP, Gertler JP, LaMuraglia GM, Jordan DE, Kvedar JC, Abbott WM. Telemedicine in vascular surgery: feasibility of digital imaging for remote management of wounds. J. Vasc. Surg. 27(6):1089-99, 1998 (abstract)
Other literature on Web
ATA. Survey on Teledermatology Activity in the United States, 2006 (xls)
Bowns IR, Collins K, Walters SJ, McDonagh AJ. Telemedicine in dermatology: a randomised controlled trial. Health Technol. Assess. 10(43):1-58, 2006. (htm)
Demiris G, Speedie SM, Hicks LL. Assessment of patients' acceptance of and satisfaction with teledermatology. J. Med. Syst. 28(6):575-579, 2004. (pdf)
Edison K, Pak H, Tracy J. Dermatology, Chapter 4 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 51-84. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Hockey AD, Wootton R, Casey T. Trial of low-cost teledermatology in primary care. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):44-47, 2004 (htm)
Pak HS. Basic guide to dermatologic photography. Walter Reed Army Medical Institute, Washington, DC, 1999 (pdf)
Whited JD. Summary of the Status of Teledermatology Research. Teledermatology Special Interest Group. American Telemedicine Association, 2006 (pdf)
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Neurology & tele-stroke
NETRC resources
Schwamm LH, Rosenthal ES, Hirshberg A, Schaefer PW, Little EA, Kvedar JC, Petkovska I, Koroshetz WJ, Levine SR. Virtual TeleStroke support for the emergency department evaluation of acute stroke. Acad. Emerg. Med. 11(11):1193-1197, 2004. (abstract)
Shafqat S, Kvedar JC, Guanci MM, Chang Y, Schwamm LH. Role for telemedicine in acute stroke. Feasibility and reliability of remote administration of the NIH stroke scale. Stroke 30:2141-2145, 1999 (htm)
Other resources on Web
Crome O, Bahr M. Editorial comment--Remote evaluation of acute ischemic stroke: a reliable tool to extend tissue plasminogen activator use to community and rural stroke patients? Stroke 34(10):e191-192, 2003. (htm)
Handschu R, Littmann R, Reulbach U, Gaul C, Heckmann JG, Neundorfer B, Scibor M. Telemedicine in emergency evaluation of acute stroke: interrater agreement in remote video examination with a novel multimedia system. Stroke 34(12):2842-2846, 2003. (htm)
Hatzakis M Jr, Haselkorn J, Williams R, Turner A, Nichol P. Telemedicine and the delivery of health services to veterans with multiple sclerosis. J. Rehabil. Res. Dev. 40(3):265-282, 2003. (pdf)
Hess DC, Wang S, Hamilton W, Lee S, Pardue C, Waller JL, Gross H, Nichols F, Hall C, Adams RJ. REACH: clinical feasibility of a rural telestroke network. Stroke 36(9):2018-2020, 2005. (htm)
LaMonte MP, Bahouth MN, Hu P, Pathan MY, Yarbrough KL, Gunawardane R, Crarey P, Page W. Telemedicine for acute stroke: triumphs and pitfalls. Stroke 34(3):725-728, 2003. (htm)
Levine SR, Gorman M. "Telestroke" : the application of telemedicine for stroke. Stroke 30(2):464-469, 1999 (htm)
Savitz SI. Telemedicine is crucial to implementing acute stroke therapy. MedGenMed. 8(1):39, 2006 (htm)-- with video
Wang DZ. Editorial comment-- telemedicine: the solution to provide rural stroke coverage and the answer to the shortage of stroke neurologists and radiologists Stroke 34(12):2957, 2003. (htm)
Wang S, Gross H, Lee SB, Pardue C, Waller J, Nichols FT 3rd, Adams RJ, Hess DC. Remote evaluation of acute ischemic stroke in rural community hospitals in Georgia. Stroke 35(7):1763-1768, 2004. (htm)
Wang S, Lee SB, Pardue C, Ramsingh D, Waller J, Gross H, Nichols FT 3rd, Hess DC, Adams RJ. Remote evaluation of acute ischemic stroke: reliability of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale via telestroke. Stroke 34(10):e188-191, 2003. (htm)
Wiborg A, Widder B; Telemedicine in Stroke in Swabia Project. Teleneurology to improve stroke care in rural areas: The Telemedicine in Stroke in Swabia (TESS) Project. Stroke 34(12):2951-2956, 2003 (htm)
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Emergency medicine (see also Neurology/telestroke section above)
NETRC resources
Caputo M, Clark H, Charash W, Scollin R, Alborg M, Ricci M, Rabinowitz T. Video in the ambulance: The FAST STAR Program. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (ppt)
Charash WE, Rogers FB, Caputo MP, Crookes BA, Callas PW, Ricci MA. Outcomes following telemedicine consultation for rural trauma. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (ppt)
Doheny-Farina S, Callas PW, Ricci MA, Caputo MP, Amour JL, Rogers, FB: Technical communication and clinical health care: improving rural emergency trauma care through synchronous videoconferencing. J. Technical Writing Communication.33 (2): 111-123, 2003 (abstract)
Ricci MA, Caputo MP, Amour JL, Rogers FB, Sartorelli K, Callas PW, Malone P: Telemedicine reduces discrepancies in rural trauma care. Telemed. J.e-Health. 9 (1):1-9, 2003. (abstract)
Ricci MA, Caputo MP. Trauma and emergency care. In: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 343-374. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Rogers FB, Ricci M, Caputo M, Shackford S, Sartorelli K, Callas P, Dewell J, Daye S. The use of telemedicine for real-time video consultation between trauma center and community hospital in a rural setting improves early trauma care: preliminary results. J. Trauma 51(6):1037-41, 2001. (abstract)<>
Other resources on Web
Benger J. A review of telemedicine in accident and emergency: the story so far. Emerg. Med. J. 17: 157–164, 2000 (pdf)
Benger JR, Noble SM, Coast J, Kendall JM. The safety and effectiveness of minor injuries telemedicine. Emerg. Med. J. 21(4):438-445, 2004. (htm)
Kim DK, Yoo SK, Kang HH, Park IC, Youn YS, Kim SH. Evaluation of compressed video-images for emergency telemedicine work with trauma patients. J Telemed Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):64-66, 2004. (htm)
Lang E, Afilalo M, Vandal AC, et al. Impact of an electronic link between the emergency department and family physicians: a randomized controlled trial. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 174(3):313-318, 2006 (htm)
Smith RS. Telemedicine and trauma care. Southern Med. J. 94(8):825-829, 2001. (htm)
Terkelsen CJ, Lassen JF, Norgaard BL, Gerdes JC, Poulsen SH, Bendix K, Ankersen JP, Gotzsche LB, Romer FK, Nielsen TT, Andersen HR. Reduction of treatment delay in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: impact of pre-hospital diagnosis and direct referral to primary percutanous coronary intervention. Eur. Heart J. 26(8):770-777, 2005 (htm)
Weatherburn G, Bryan S, Nicholas A, Cocks R. The effect of a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) on diagnostic performance in the accident and emergency department. Emerg. Med. J. 17: 180 – 184, 2000. (htm)
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Diabetes/endocrinology
Antoniotti N, Hillman M. Disease state management. Chapter 5 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 85-107. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Barnett TE, Chumbler NR, Vogel WB, Beyth RJ, Qin H, Kobb R. The effectiveness of a care coordination home telehealth program for veterans with diabetes mellitus: a 2-year follow-up. Amer. J. Manag. Care 12(8):467-474, 2006 (pdf)
Gomez-Ulla F, Fernandez MI, Gonzalez F, Rey P, Rodriguez M, Rodriguez-Cid MJ, Casanueva FF, Tome MA, Garcia-Tobio J, Gude F. Digital retinal images and teleophthalmology for detecting and grading diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Care 25(8):1384-1389, 2002. (htm)
Izquierdo RE, Knudson PE, Meyer S, Kearns J, Ploutz-Snyder R, Weinstock RS. A comparison of diabetes education administered through telemedicine versus in person. Diabetes Care 26(4):1002-1007, 2003. (htm)
Shea S, Starren J, Weinstock RS, Knudson P, Teresi J, Holmes D, Palmas W, Field L, Goland R, Tuck C, Hripcsak G, Capps L, Liss D Columbia University's Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: Rationale and design. J. Amer. Informatics Assoc. 9(1):49-62, 2002 (htm)
Pediatrics
Foster PH, Whitworth JM. The role of nurses in telemedicine and child abuse. Comput. Inform. Nurs. 23 (3): 127-131, 2005 (htm)
Gray JE, Safran C, Davis RB, Pompilio-Weitzner G, Stewart JE, Zaccagnini L, Pursley D. Baby CareLink: using the internet and telemedicine to improve care for high-risk infants. Pediatrics 106(6):1318-1324, 2000.( pdf)
Harper, DC. Telemedicine for children with disabilities. Children's Health Care 35 (1): 11-27, 2006 (pdf)
Justo R, Smith AC, Williams M, Van der Westhuyzen J, Murray J, Sciuto G, Wootton R. Paediatric telecardiology services in Queensland: a review of three years' experience. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):57-60, 2004 (htm)
Ozuah PO, Reznik M. The role of telemedicine in the care of children in under-served communities. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):78-80, 2004 (htm)
Pammer W, Haney M, Lmhc N, Wood BM, Brooks RG, Morse K, Hicks P, Handler EG, Rogers H, Jennett P. Use of telehealth technology to extend child protection team services. Pediatrics 108(3):584-590, 2001 (htm)
Smith AC, Scuffham P, Wootton R. The costs and potential savings of a novel telepaediatric service in Queensland. BMC Health Serv. Res. 7(1):35-42, 2007 (htm)
Spooner SA, Gotlieb EM; Committee on Clinical Information Technology; Committee on Medical Liability. Telemedicine: pediatric applications. Pediatrics 113(6):e639-643, 2004. (pdf)
Spaulding R, Doolittle G School-based services. Chapter 12 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 267-313. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
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Telepathology/radiology/diagnostic imaging
NETRC resources
Callas PW, McGowan JJ, Leslie KO. Provider attitudes toward a rural telepathology program. Telemed. J. 2(4):319-329, 1996. (abstract)
Callas PW, Leslie KO, Mattia AR, Weaver DL, Cook D, Travis B, Stanley DE, Rogers LA, Mount SL, Trainer TD, Zarka MA, Belding RM. Diagnostic accuracy of a rural live video telepathology system. Amer. J. Surg. Pathol. 21(7):812-9, 1997 (abstract)
Moses PL, McGowan JJ, Ricci MA: Efficacy of tele-endoscopy in a rural capitated market. J. Amer. Med Informatics Assoc 398, 1997 (abstract)
Reid JG, McGowan JJ, Ricci MA, McFarlane G: Desktop teleradiology in support of rural orthopedic trauma care. J. Amer. Med. Informatics Assoc 403, 1997 (abstract)
Ricci MA, Knight SJ, Nutter B, Callas PW. Desktop telemedicine in vascular surgery: some preliminary findings. Telemed J. 4(4):279-85, 1998. (abstract)
Other resources on Web
American College of Radiology. ACR Standard for Teleradiology, American College of Radiology, 2003. (pdf)
Dionisio JD, Taira RK, Sinha U, Johnson DB, Dai BY, Tashima GH, Blythe S, Johnson R, Kangarloo H. Teleradiology as a foundation for an enterprise-wide health care delivery system. Radiographics 20(4):1137-1150, 2000. (pdf)
Collmann J, Alaoui A, Nguyen D, Lindisch D. Safe teleradiology: information assurance as project planning methodology. J. Amer. Med. Inform. Assoc. 12(1):84-89, 2005 (pdf)
Dennis T, Start RD, Cross SS. The use of digital imaging, video conferencing, and telepathology in histopathology: a national survey. J. Clin. Pathol. 58(3):254-258, 2005. (htm)
Ebbert TL. The state of teleradiology in 2003 and changes since 1999. MD Dissertation, Yale University School of Medicine, 2006 (pdf)
Morgan MB, Tannenbaum M, Smoller BR. Telepathology in the diagnosis of routine dermatopathologic entities. Arch. Dermatol. 139(5):637-640, 2003. (htm –requires guest registration)
Parker JA, Wallis JW, Jadvar H, Christian P, Todd-Pokropek A; Society of Nuclear Medicine. Procedure guideline for telenuclear medicine 1.0. J. Nucl. Med. 43(10):1410-1413, 2002 (htm)
Thrall JH. Reinventing radiology in the digital age. I. The all-digital department. Radiology 236(2):382–385, 2005 (htm)
Thrall JH. Reinventing radiology in the digital age. Part II. New directions and new stakeholder value. Radiology 237(1):15-18, 2005. (htm)
Thrall JH. Reinventing radiology in the digital age. Part III. Facilities, work processes, and job responsibilities. Radiology 237(3):790-793, 2005. (htm)
Cardiology
Antoniotti N, Hillman M. Cardiology. Chapter 3 in: J Tracey (ed), A Guide to Getting Started in Telemedicine : Telemedicine Technical Assistance Documents, pp 23-50. University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004 (htm)
Belmont JM, Mattioli LF. Accuracy of analog telephonic stethoscopy for pediatric telecardiology. Pediatrics 112(4):780-786, 2003 (htm)
Hailey D, Ohinmaa A, Roine R. Published evidence on the success of telecardiology: a mixed record. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):36-38, 2004 (htm)
Justo R, Smith AC, Williams M, Van der Westhuyzen J, Murray J, Sciuto G, Wootton R. Paediatric telecardiology services in Queensland: a review of three years' experience. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):57-60, 2004 (htm)
Roth A, Rogowski O, Yanay Y, Kehati M, Malov N, Golovner M. Teleconsultation for cardiac patients: a comparison between nurses and physicians: the SHL experience in Israel. Telemed. J. e-Health 12(5):528-534, 2006 (pdf)
Sable CA, Cummings SD, Pearson GD, Schratz LM, Cross RC, Quivers ES, Rudra H, Martin GR. Impact of telemedicine on the practice of pediatric cardiology in community hospitals. Pediatrics 109(1):E3, 2002 (htm)
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Corrections telemedicine
NETRC resources
Emerson R. Telehealth in Corrections. Presentation to: Maine State Correctional Alternatives Advisory Committee, 2005 (ppt).
Emerson R. Maine Judicial Video Initiative. Presentation to: Maine State Correctional Alternatives Advisory Committee, 2006 (ppt)
Licata A, Callas P, Caputo M, Rabinowitz T, Gilbert-Davis G. Findings from 912 teledermatology consultations to correctional facilities and rural patients. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (ppt)
Literature on Web
Aoki N, Dunn K, Fukui T, Beck JR, Schull WJ, Li HK. Cost-effectiveness analysis of telemedicine to evaluate diabetic retinopathy in a prison population. Diabetes Care 27: 1095-1101, 2004. (htm)
Leonard S. The successes and challenges of developing a prison telepsychiatry service. J. Telemed. Telecare 10 (Suppl 1):69-71, 2004 (htm)
Nacci PL, Turner CA, Waldron RJ, Broyles E. Implementing Telemedicine in Correctional Facilities. U.S. Department of Justice–U.S. Department of Defense, 2002 (pdf)
McDonald DC, Hassol A, Carlson K, McCullough J, Fournier E, Yap J. Telemedicine can reduce correctional health care costs: an evaluation of a prison telemedicine network: A research report. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 1999 (pdf)
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Special applications in Maine
Deaf interpretive telehealth/Video Relay Interpretation
Dubois T, Morin L, Newton D, Edwards MA, Emerson R. Evaluation of video relay interpreting services for the deaf and hard of hearing on the Maine Telehealth Network. Canadian Society of Telehealth Convention--Integrating Telehealth: Challenges and Solutions. Quebec City, Quebec, Oct. 2004 (ppt) <>
Telegenetics
Lea DH, Johnson JL, Ellingwood S, Allan W, Patel A, Smith R. Telegenetics in Maine: Successful clinical and educational service delivery model developed from a 3-year pilot project. Genet Med. 7(1):21-27, 2005 (pdf)
Nursing home telemedicine
Emerson R, Edwards MA, Hare S. Maine Nursing Home Telehealth Network. American Telemedicine Association, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2006 (ppt)
Primary care telemedicine for remote islands
Emerson R, Edwards MA, Daley S. The Maine Seacoast Mission Island Mobile/Telemedicine Initiative. Panel presentation, 2nd Annual Mobile Health Clinics Forum, American Telemedicine Assoc., 2006 (ppt)
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