Browsing by Author "Kangarloo, H"
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- ItemImproving the quality of care through routine teleradiology consultation.(2000-04-05) Kangarloo, H; Valdez, J A; Yao, L; Chen, S; Curran, J; Goldman, D; Sinha, U; Dionisio, J D; Taira, R; Sayre, J; Seeger, L; Johnson, R; Barbaric, Z; Steckel, RThe hypotheses of this study were as follows a University subspecialty radiologists can provide consultations effectively to general radiologists as part of routine clinical operations b these consultations will improve the quality of the final radiologic report and c the consultations will improve the care process and may save money as well
- ItemProcess models for telehealth: an industrial approach to quality management of distant medical practice.(2000-02-01) Kangarloo, H; Dionisio, J D; Sinha, U; Johnson, D; Taira, R KProcess modeling is explored as an approach for prospectively managing the quality of a telemedicine telehealth service This kind of prospective quality management is more appropriate for dynamic health care environments compared to traditional quality assurance programs A vector model approach has also been developed to match a process model to the needs of a particular site
- ItemTeleradiology as a foundation for an enterprise-wide health care delivery system.(2000-08-31) Dionisio, J D; Taira, R K; Sinha, U; Johnson, D B; Dai, B Y; Tashima, G H; Blythe, S; Johnson, R; Kangarloo, HAn effective integrated telemedicine system has been developed that allows a teleconsultation between local primary health care providers primary care physicians and general radiologists and remote imaging subspecialists and b active patient participation related to his or her medical condition and patient education The initial stage of system development was a traditional teleradiology consultation service between general radiologists and specialists this established system was expanded to include primary care physicians and patients The system was developed by using a well defined process model resulting in three integrated modules a patient module a primary health care provider module and a specialist module A middle agent layer enables tailoring and customization of the modules for each specific user type Implementation by using Java and the Common Object Request Broker Architecture standard facilitates platform independence and interoperability The system supports a teleconsultation between a local primary health care provider and an imaging subspecialist regardless of geographic location and b patient education and online scheduling The developed system can potentially form a foundation for an enterprise wide health care delivery system In such a system the role of radiologist specialists is enhanced from that of a diagnostician to the management of a patient s process of care