Telemedicine 101

Telemedicine 101 Articles

1. The Home Telehealth Primer

   Author: Audrey Kinsella, MA, MS
   Date: July, 2008
   An overview and introduction to home telehealth, the use of telecommunications technology to provide care services to a patient in their home. Includes information on technology, patient assessment, and Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement polices.

2. Telemedicine Coming of Age

   Author: Nancy Brown
   Date: September 28, 1996 (updated January 13, 2005)
   An introduction to telemedicine.

3. What Can We Do for Continuing Education for Rural Health Professionals? Virtual Grand Rounds

   Author: Stephen C. Weeg Med, B. Hudnall Stamm PhD, Kenny Cutler and Barbara J. Cunningham MPA MBA
   Date: July/August, 2004
   How Idaho used telehealth to provide continuing education to rural health professionals.

4. Telepharmacy Project Expands Students' Practice Experience

   Author: n/a
   Date: March/April, 2004
   A brief look at the telepharmacy training program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

5. Using a Business Case for Telehealth - a Model for Persuading Decision Makers

   Author: Glen Effertz
   Date: March/April, 2004
   How to use a business case to convince the other decision makers in the organization.

6. Negotiating Service Level Agreements

   Author: Ellie Friedman MS MIM
   Date: January/February, 2004
   How to get what you want from a service level agreements for telecommunications services.

7. PDAs: Making Rounds With Handheld Technology

   Author: Glenn W. Wachter
   Date: November/December, 2003
   The advantages and disadvantages of physicians' use of personal digital assistant (PDA) technology.

8. Wi-Fi: What It Is and What It Isn't

   Author: Ellie Friedman MS MIM
   Date: May/June 2003
   An overview of what exactly Wi-Fi is and what can it do for a medical enterprise.

9. Is Your Telehealth Network Secure?

   Author: Ellie Friedman MS MIM
   Date: March/April 2003
   On overview of firewalls, Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technologies as a basis for other products and services, particularly for offices that have remote workers and that have, or are thinking about, implementing virtual private networks (VPNs).

10. Interstate Licensure for Telenursing

    Author: Glenn W. Wachter
    Date: May, 2002
    Licensure for telenursing presents many distinct challenges.

11. Life after Grant Funds: Utilization and Flexibility are Key

    Author: Glenn W. Wachter
    Date: June 1, 2001
    TIE staff interviewed three key telemedicine leaders in Iowa, Fred Eastman, Jim Reid and Susan Zollo to find out how their telemedicine programs were handling the conclusion of their federal grants and/or contracts.

12. Hospitals Unplugged: The Wireless Revolution Reaches Healthcare

    Author: Glenn W. Wachter
    Date: March 30, 2001
    The advantages and disadvantages of physicians' use of personal digital assistant (PDA) technology.

13. HIPAA's Privacy Rule Summarized: What Does It Mean For Telemedicine?

    Author: Glenn W. Wachter
    Date: February 23, 2001
    Many of the basic and critical concepts are described as they relate to the practice of telemedicine and telehealth. In addition, this summary includes some of the first steps health care entities will want to take as they approach the compliance dates.

14. Needs Assessment: A Key to Building Better Telemedicine Programs

    Author: Glenn W. Wachter
    Date: October 25, 2000
    Needs assessment is a decision-making tool that can be applied to developing telemedicine programs: Includes a sample needs assessment tool from the AFHCAN Project in Alaska.

15. Telecommunication, Linking Providers and Patients

    Author: Glenn W. Wachter
    Date: June 30, 2000
    This article scratches the surface of telecommunication terminology and concepts, introducing several key ideas.

16. Interstate Licensure of Telemedicine Practitioners

    Author: Glenn W. Wachter
    Date: March 10, 2000
    A review of state-level licensure laws that regulate interstate telemedicine.

17. Telecommunications and Universal Service

    Author: Glenn W. Wachter
    Date: November 11, 1999
    The Telecommunications Act of 1996 created a mechanism of discounts to encourage the use of higher bandwidth and the Internet.

18. A Brief History of Telemedicine

    Author: Nancy Brown
    Date: May 30, 1995
    An overview of telemedicine.