Information support for the ambulant health worker.

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dc.contributor.authorMerrell, Ronald C
dc.contributor.authorMerriam, Nathaniel
dc.contributor.authorDoarn, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T16:00:17Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T16:00:17Z
dc.date.issued2005-02-03
dc.description.abstractHealth workers are trained to work in information rich environments Nineteen medical students evaluated 2700 patients in four villages in Kenya where there was no power or phone A model of information support included personal digital assistants PDA electronic medical records EMR satellite telecommunications medical software and solar power The students promptly found the advantages of PDA over paper By using software for decision support and interacting with the EMR data for medical expertise very few live telemedicine consults were needed The cost of this information support was only US 0 28 dollars per patient visit We conclude information resources can be provided in remote environments at reasonable cost
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2004.10.432
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/1851
dc.relation.uriTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
dc.titleInformation support for the ambulant health worker.en
dcterms.abstractHealth workers are trained to work in information rich environments Nineteen medical students evaluated 2700 patients in four villages in Kenya where there was no power or phone A model of information support included personal digital assistants PDA electronic medical records EMR satellite telecommunications medical software and solar power The students promptly found the advantages of PDA over paper By using software for decision support and interacting with the EMR data for medical expertise very few live telemedicine consults were needed The cost of this information support was only US 0 28 dollars per patient visit We conclude information resources can be provided in remote environments at reasonable cost
dcterms.contributorMerrell, Ronald C
dcterms.contributorMerriam, Nathaniel
dcterms.contributorDoarn, Charles
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2004.10.432
dcterms.relationTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
dcterms.titleInformation support for the ambulant health worker.en
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