NDLI: The evolving face of telemedicine & e-health: opening doors and closing gaps in e-health services opportunities & challenges

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Wen, H.J. Tan, J.
Copyright Year	2003
Description	Author affiliation: PhD Dept. of Appl. Comput. Sci., Illinois State Univ., Normal, IL, USA (Wen, H.J.)
Abstract	Despite the growing number of e-health Web sites that are dedicated to health education and information therapy, healthcare provider organizations have been slow in embarking on sign e-commerce ventures to improve the delivery of healthcare services to patients and consumers in geographically dispersed communities. More specifically, hospitals and health provider organizations tend to use static Web sites that supply information, but have not made major investments in interactive technologies to engage patients and healthcare consumers more actively. In this paper, we survey a number of key participants in the e-health marketplace and the technologies that these players have employed to date. Not surprisingly, we found that opportunities abound to change the face of telemedicine and e-health in terms of improving efficiencies, developing new markets, reducing costs, and enhancing the quality and value of health services delivery. Evidently, today's Internet savvy consumers have become more informed as well as more demanding than ever and the healthcare industry must respond in kind. We therefore conclude that the healthcare industry faces sign challenges in closing the gaps of e-health services delivery to meet the desires and needs of a growing population of sophisticated healthcare consumers.
File Size	459374
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769518745
DOI	10.1109/HICSS.2003.1174374
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2003-01-06
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Telemedicine Medical services Internet Hospitals Educational technology Medical treatment Investments Costs Business Computer science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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