Prepared by:
Oregon Health Sciences University Evidence-based Practice Center
William R. Hersh, M.D.
Principal Investigator
James A. Wallace, B.A.
Patricia K. Patterson, Ph.D., R.N.
Susan E. Shapiro, M.S.N., R.N.
Dale F. Kraemer, Ph.D.
Gregoy M. Eilers
Benjamin K.S. Chan, M.S.
Merwyn R. Greenlick, Ph.D.
Mark Helfand, M.D., M.P.H., EPC Director
Investigators
File Name Description Software Version File Size __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 01front.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 37KB 7 pages Contents: Cover, Title Page, Preface, Structured Abstract 02conts.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 23KB 2 pages Contents: Table of Contents 03summ.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 62KB 9 pages Contents: Summary: Overview; Reporting the Evidence; Methodology; Findings; Future Research 04chap1.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 106KB 10 pages Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Goal of the Report; Definitions; Telemedicine Study Areas; Burden of Illness; Analytic Framework for Evaluating Telemedicine Services; Table 1. Gap in dermatology utilization between HPSA and non-HPSA areas; Figure 1. Analytic framework for each study area; Figure 2. Key questions for store-and-forward telemedicine; Figure 3. Key questions for self-monitoring/testing telemedicine; Figure 4. Key questions for clinician-interactive telemedicine 05chap2.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 73KB 7 pages Contents: Chapter 2. Methodology: Literature Search; Selection of Abstracts and Full-Text Articles; Table 2. Results of literature search and abstract review; Data Abstraction; Assessment of Study Quality; Table 3. Classification of evidence for studies of therapy and monitoring; Table 4. Classification of evidence for diagnostic studies; Table 5. Summary of six principles for economic evaluations; Data Synthesis and Identification of Information Gaps 06chap3.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 544KB 33 pages Contents: Chapter 3. Results: Overview of Current Telemedicine Programs; Figure 5. World telemedicine programs; Figure 6. U.S. telemedicine programs; Quality Standards, Clinical Qualifications, and Data Systems; Overview of Peer-Reviewed Studies; Table 6. Included and excluded articles for each of the analytic framework questions for the three study areas; Store-and-Forward; Table 7. Summary of evidence for store-and-forward telemedicine; Table 8. Clinical specialties of store-and-forward telemedicine programs; Table 9. Clinical activities of store-and-forward telemedicine programs; Table 10. Types of information transmitted from store-and-forward telemedicine programs; Self-Monitoring/Testing; Table 11. Summary of evidence for self-monitoring/testing telemedicine; Clinician-Interactive Services; Table 12. Summary of evidence for clinician-interactive telemedicine; Table 13. Clinical specialties of clinician-interactive telemedicine programs; Table 14. Clinical activities of clinician-interactive telemedicine programs 07chap4.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 31KB 2 pages Contents: Chapter 4. Conclusions: Evidence about Effectiveness; Gaps in Research 08chap5.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 63KB 5 pages Contents: Chapter 5. Recommendations for Future Research: Need for Experimental Designs and Registry Methods; Basic Research To Inform Telemedicine; Recommendations for Specific Studies; Other Recommendations for Research; Conclusions on Future Research 09refs.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 58KB 7 pages Contents: References 10etbl1.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 49KB 3 pages Contents: Evidence Table 1. Studies of diagnosis and management for store-and-forward telemedicine 11etbl2.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 119KB 10 pages Contents: Evidence Table 2. Studies of cost for all study areas Part 1 - Study overview 12etbl3.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 26KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 3. Studies of diagnosis and management for self-monitoring/testing 13etbl4.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 26KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 4. Studies of access for self-monitoring/testing 14etbl5.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 30KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 5. Studies of health outcomes for self-monitoring/testing 15etbl6.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 28KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 6. Studies of patient satisfaction for self-monitoring/testing 16etbl7.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 28KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 7. Studies of clinician-interactive services - dermatology 17etbl8.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 49KB 3 pages Contents: Evidence Table 8. Studies on clinician-interactive services - other clinical specialties 18etbl9.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 50KB 3 pages Contents: Evidence Table 9. Studies of access for clinician-interactive services 19etbl10.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 37KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 10. Studies of health outcomes for clinician-interactive services 20etbl11.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 57KB 4 pages Contents: Evidence Table 11. Studies of patient satisfaction for clinician-interactive services 21etbl12.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 34KB 3 pages Contents: Evidence Table 12. Studies of physician/provider satisfaction for clinician-interactive services 22biblio.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 199KB 35 pages Contents: Bibliography 23appa.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 103KB 10 pages Contents: Appendix A. Procedure Code Review 24appb.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 23KB 1 page Contents: Appendix B. Literature Search Strategies 25appc.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 50KB 5 pages Contents: Appendix C. Database Variables 26appd.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 51KB 8 pages Contents: Appendix D. Characteristics of Well-Designed Studies for Each Component of the Analytic Framework 27appe.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 108KB 12 pages Contents: Appendix E. Excluded Studies and the Reasons for Exclusion 28appf.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 57KB 6 pages Contents: Appendix F. Self-Monitoring/Testing Programs 29appg.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 22KB 2 pages Contents: Appendix G. Task Order Personnel __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AHRQ Publication No. 01-E012
Current as of July 2001
Internet Citation:
Telemedicine for the Medicare Population. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 24. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E012, July 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tlemminv.htm
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