Impact of a broadband interactive televisit/teleconsultation service for residential and working environments.
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2002-02-04
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The availability of health care attention at the point of need is one of the key benefits of telemedicine Home environment and working place are the two scenarios selected in this article to evaluate the impact of a televisit and teleconsultation service 31 users from four different medical and patient groups participated in this study supported by European Commission ATTRACT project The experiences carried out in Madrid and Valencia Spanish sites benefited from interactive broadband access networks to provide cost effective telecare services Key areas analyzed encompass systems usability clinical outcomes patients quality of care and infoethic issues Services advantages were verified and compared both from patients and medical staff points of view Main benefits pointed out refer to displacement reduction better communication doctor patient provision of comfort or friendliness more precise therapy follow up and increases in patients sense of well being