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Home Telehealth – About This Technology

Home telehealth is best described as a program with hardware and software components. The “About This Technology” section aims to bring members up to speed on the concepts and terms behind home telehealth solutions. Included is a discussion outlining home telehealth hardware and software options. This section looks at needs for the deployment and support […]

Home Telehealth – Deployment and Support

Deployment and support of a home telehealth program has many considerations to make in advance of purchasing equipment. If the work is done ahead of time to prepare your program your chances of success will be much greater once your equipment has been deployed. According to the experts, home telehealth is much more than the […]

Home Telehealth

The term ‘home telehealth’ refers to the software, hardware, and communications network required to provision the monitoring and delivery of healthcare to a patient’s home. This toolkit looks at the component parts of a home telehealth delivery system, and the things to consider before deployment. About This Technology – this section aims to bring members […]

Home Telehealth – Overview

The home telehealth technology market is vast and growing every day. This year at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) 2011 Annual Meeting there were over 90 vendors that were classified as home telehealth vendors. When considering the various technologies that comprise the home telehealth market, the components to consider are hardware and software. Interestingly enough, the […]

Technology Assessment 101 – Resources

Webinar: Our Technology Assessment 101.pdf document contains the same materials that were presented in the webinar on October 29, 2010. Technology Assessment 101 – Presentation.pdf | Download Adobe Reader Technology Assessment Checklist: This document puts the Phases, Steps, and Tasks of this toolkit into a checklist form. Technology Assessment Process Checklist   | Download Adobe […]

Technology Assessment 101 – Device Selection

The results of the testing process are often understood very well by those who performed the evaluation, but may not be immediately understood by other stakeholders.  Additional steps should be taken to ensure that the data is clearly disseminated to key people involved in the decision-making, purchasing, and implementation processes. Step 6: Select Device The […]

Technology Assessment 101 – Testing

The active physical assessment of devices that may be implemented in a telehealth program can be beneficial to an organization in a variety of ways including: Development of a better understanding of the technology Clarification of device strengths and weaknesses Creation of assessment expertise within staff Some organizations may feel that the testing of medical […]

Technology Assessment 101 – Needs Assessment

Time put towards planning and performing research at the beginning of the technology assessment process is time well spent.  Decisions made later in the assessment process will largely be directed by the work done in these critical first steps.  There are really two primary areas to focus on in these initial efforts – determining what […]

Patient Exam Cameras – Sony DCR-TRV38

Camera Sony DCR-TRV38 Manufacturer Sony Electronics Inc. Manufacturer Address 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649 Manufacturer Web Address www.sony.com Model Name Sony DCR-TRV38 Temperature Range Usage/Operating 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Product Dimensions (WHD): 2 7⁄8″ x 3 5⁄8″ x 6 3⁄8″ (72mm x 91mm x 161mm) Weight 1 lb 7 oz (660g) without […]

Patient Exam Cameras – Sony DCR-HC40

Camera Sony DCR-HC40 Manufacturer Sony Electronics Inc. Manufacturer Address 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649 USA Manufacturer Web Address www.sony.com Model Name DCR-HC40 Temperature Range Usage/Operating 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Product Dimensions 2″ x 3 5⁄8″ x 4 1⁄2″ (50 x 92 x 112mm) (w/h/d) Weight 14 oz (400g) without Tape and Battery […]