The Importance of Telemedicine in Global Health Care

2017 ◽  
pp. 157-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Global Health Care ◽  
Acceptance Model

The chapter explains the challenges facing health care systems; the overview of telemedicine; the technological devices of telemedicine systems; telemedicine and chronic diseases; telemedicine and technology acceptance model (TAM); the applications of telemedicine in the oil and gas industry; and the importance of telemedicine in global health care. Telemedicine brings the health care value through its ability for the remote visits with patients, immediate access to health care professionals, real-time access to health data, and health monitoring capabilities. Telemedicine is an effective health care measure that can manage the new and affordable technology with the potential to deliver the convenient and effective care to patients, and provides an alternative way for the health care organizations to deliver the essential health outcomes. The chapter argues that applying telemedicine has the potential to increase health care performance and gain sustainable competitive advantage in global health care.

The Importance of Telemedicine in Global Health Care

2017 ◽  
pp. 860-880
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Global Health Care ◽  
Acceptance Model

The chapter explains the challenges facing health care systems; the overview of telemedicine; the technological devices of telemedicine systems; telemedicine and chronic diseases; telemedicine and technology acceptance model (TAM); the applications of telemedicine in the oil and gas industry; and the importance of telemedicine in global health care. Telemedicine brings the health care value through its ability for the remote visits with patients, immediate access to health care professionals, real-time access to health data, and health monitoring capabilities. Telemedicine is an effective health care measure that can manage the new and affordable technology with the potential to deliver the convenient and effective care to patients, and provides an alternative way for the health care organizations to deliver the essential health outcomes. The chapter argues that applying telemedicine has the potential to increase health care performance and gain sustainable competitive advantage in global health care.

scholarly journals Forum: equity in access to health care. Introduction

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1159-1161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Travassos
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Care Access ◽  
Unethical Practices ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Equity In Access

The Introduction outlines this issue's special Forum on equity in access to health care, including three Articles and a Postscript. The Forum represents a continuation of the debates raised during a seminar organized by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2006, in collaboration with UNICEF, UNDP, World Bank, the WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. The authors approach health care access and equity from a comprehensive and contemporaneous perspective, introducing a new conceptual framework for access, in which information plays a central role. Trust is proposed as an important value for an equitable health care system. Unethical practices by health administrators and health care professionals are highlighted as hidden critical aspects of inequities in health care. As a whole, the articles represent a renewed contribution for understating inequalities in access, and for building socially just health care systems.

An Introduction to Global Health Delivery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joia Mukherjee ◽  
Paul Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Treatment Access ◽  
The Road ◽  
Health Delivery ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Right

What has called so many young people to the field of global health is the passion to be a force for change, to work on the positive side of globalization, and to be part of a movement for human rights. This passion stems from the knowledge that the world is not OK. Impoverished people are suffering and dying from treatable diseases, while the wealthy live well into their 80s and 90s. These disparities exist between and within countries. COVID-19 has further demonstrated the need for global equity and our mutual interdependence. Yet the road to health equity is long. People living in countries and communities marred by slavery, colonialism, resource extraction, and neoliberal market policies have markedly less access to health care than the wealthy. Developing equitable health systems requires understanding the history and political economy of communities and countries and working to adequately resource health delivery. Equitable health care also requires strong advocacy for the right to health. In fact, the current era in global health was sparked by advocacy—the activist movement for AIDS treatment access, for the universality of the right to health and to a share of scientific advancement. The same advocacy is needed now as vaccines and treatments are developed for COVID-19. This book centers global health in principles of equity and social justice and positions global health as a field to fulfill the universal right to health.

Videoconferencing and Dietitian Services: In Rural Ontario Communities

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-180
Author(s):  
Diana Stenlund
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Access To Health

Registered dietitians (RDs) are regulated health professionals in short supply in Ontario and throughout Canada. Projected workforce studies indicate the situation will likely worsen. Accessing these nutrition specialists is an even greater concern for residents living in rural or remote regions of the province. Smaller communities are increasingly using telehealth as a way to deliver health care services and to improve access to health care professionals. The adoption of interactive videoconferencing as a telehealth application is examined as an alternative approach for accessing RDs in rural communities. While valid reasons exist for implementing videoconferencing, other issues must be considered. These include costs, technological requirements, organizational readiness, and legal and ethical concerns. Future research must fully address the concept of videoconferencing in relation to the Canadian dietetic workforce and practice requirements.

scholarly journals Access to Health Care and the Out‑of‑Pocket Burden of the European Elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1961-1970
Author(s):  
Veronika Krůtilová
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Care Burden ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Health Care Burden ◽  
Care Systems

Provision of access to health care is a desirable feature of health care systems. Access to health care is caused to be restricted whether out‑of‑pocket burden is too high. The paper focuses on the European elderly with restricted access to health care and evaluates their health care burden and determines factors affecting the burden. The data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe from the fifth wave is used. The methods of descriptive and multivariate analysis are applied. A linear regression model with a bootstrapped method is used. The results showed that inequalities in access to health care exist. Unmet need is a critical issue in Estonia and Italy. The highest burden is found in Estonia, Italy and Belgium. Chronic diseases and limitation in activities significantly contributes to health care burden. Expenditure on drugs, outpatient and nursing care have a significant effect on the burden. The effect is found to be insignificant for inpatient care. Income and the employment status is a preventing factor.

Access to Health Care for Undocumented Migrant Children and Pregnant Women: The Paradox Between Values and Attitudes of Health Care Professionals

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Ruiz-Casares ◽  
Cécile Rousseau ◽  
Audrey Laurin-Lamothe ◽  
Joanna Anneke Rummens ◽  
Phyllis Zelkowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Undocumented Migrant ◽  
Access To Health

scholarly journals Validation of a Short Questionnaire to Assess Perceptions of Health Care Professionals with Asynchronous Telemedicine Services: The Catalan Version of the Optimum Telemedicine Acceptance Questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep Vidal-Alaball ◽  
Gemma Flores Mateo ◽  
Josep Lluís Garcia Domingo ◽  
Xavier Marín Gomez ◽  
Glòria Sauch Valmaña ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Acceptance Model

Background: Telemedicine is both effective and can provide efficient care at lower costs. It also enjoys a high acceptance rate among users. The Technology Acceptance Model proposed is based on the two main concepts of ease of use and perceived usefulness and comprises three dimensions: the individual context, the technological context and the implementation or organizational context. There is not a short and validated questionnaire to check the acceptance of telemedicine services amongst health care professionals using a technology acceptance model. Objective To translate and validate a telemedicine acceptance questionnaire based in the technology acceptance model. Methods The study included the following phases: adaptation and translation of the questionnaire into Catalan and psychometric validation which include construct (exploratory factor analysis), consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) and stability (test-retest). Factor analysis was used to describe variability amongst observed variables. Results After removing incomplete responses 144 responses where considered for analysis. The internal consistency measured with the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was good with an alpha coefficient of 0.84 (95%, CI: 0.79-0.84). The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.93 (95% CI: 0.852-0.964). The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test of sampling was adequate (KMO = 0.818) and the Bartlett test of sphericity was significant (Chi-square 424.188; gl=28; P < .001), indicating that the items were appropriate for a factor analysis. Conclusions The questionnaire validated with this study has robust statistical features that make it a good predictive model of professional’s satisfaction with telemedicine programs.

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