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- ItemEnvisioning patient safety in Telehealth: a research perspective.(2014-08-25) Monteagudo, José Luis; Salvador, Carlos H; Kun, LuisThis article explores the need for research into patient safety in large scale Telehealth systems faced with the perspective of its development extended to healthcare systems Telehealth systems give rise to significant advantages in improving the quality of healthcare services as well as bringing about the possibility of new types of risk A theoretical framework is proposed for patient safety for its approach as an emerging property in complex socio technical systems CSTS and their modelling in layers As regards this framework the differential characteristic Telehealth elements of the system have been identified with a greater emphasis on the level of Telehealth system and its typical subsystems The bases of the analysis are based on references in the literature and the experience accumulated by the researchers in the area In particular a case describing an example of Telehealth to control patients undergoing treatment with oral anticoagulants is used As a result a series of areas of research into and topics regarding Telehealth patient safety are proposed to cover the detectable gaps Both the theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed and future perspectives are reflected on
- ItemFuture delivery of health care: cybercare.(2008-11-13) Koop, C Everett; Mosher, Robyn; Kun, Luis; Geiling, Jim; Grigg, Eliot; Long, Sarah; Macedonia, Christian; Merrell, Ronald C; Satava, Richard; Rosen, Joseph M
- ItemImproving outcomes with interoperable EHRs and secure global health information infrastructure.(2008-06-18) Kun, Luis; Coatrieux, Gouenou; Quantin, Catherine; Beuscart, Régis; Mathews, RobertOne of the central pieces for healthcare and public health is information Through the shared use of the Information Super Highway and the WWW for example elder patients can and indeed are visited diagnosed treated and managed from their homes with the help of telemedicine systems These technologies also provide society with additional benefits within a global health perspective with applications ranging from disease prevention and genetics to surveillance and epidemiologic studies For example discoveries relating to the prevention or curing of a disease in one part of the world should be known everywhere else instantaneously During an emergency individuals travelling the world should be able to access their healthcare records for proper care anywhere Individuals emigrating from a country to any other should be able to use their information seamlessly in terms of the old and new information systems no matter where they are The information contained in multiple systems i e civilian military forces etc should appear transparently among all However at this time significant questions regarding privacy of health information quality of the services delivered and in general the information assurance i e authenticity confidentiality integrity availability and non repudiation persists A common aspect to information protection and sharing is interoperability The authors believe that this term is poorly understood and consequently its incorrect use generates immensely negative consequences The question raised by the authors then is what is true interoperability