A nursing home telehealth system: keeping residents connected

Jeanette M Daly; Gerald Jogerst; Jung-Yong Park; Yun-Deok Kang; Taehee Bae

doi:10.3928/0098-9134-20050801-14

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A nursing home telehealth system: keeping residents connected

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A nursing home telehealth system: keeping residents connected

Jeanette M Daly, Gerald Jogerst, Jung-Yong Park, Yun-Deok Kang and Taehee Bae

Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.31(8), pp.46-51

08/2005

DOI: 10.3928/0098-9134-20050801-14

PMID: 16130362

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Abstract

Live video and detailed images of nursing home residents can be transmitted in real time via the Internet. This telehealth system allows residents and long-term care health professionals to connect with experts not available on-site. Electronic stethoscope, otoscope, dermascope, dentalscope, and electrocardiogram are available for use via the Internet. Impediments to implementing telehealth systems in long-term care include costs and the lack of reimbursement for telehealth services. Reimbursement for telemedicine in nursing homes is limited by originating site, current procedural terminology codes, and facility location.

Aged

Equipment Design

Geriatric Nursing - organization & administration

Geriatrics - organization & administration

Health Services Accessibility

Health Services Needs and Demand

Humans

Internet - organization & administration

Iowa

Nurse Administrators - organization & administration

Nursing Evaluation Research

Nursing Homes - organization & administration

Physician Executives - organization & administration

Pilot Projects

Reimbursement Mechanisms

Rural Health Services - organization & administration

Telemedicine - organization & administration

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Title: Subtitle: A nursing home telehealth system: keeping residents connected
Creators: Jeanette M Daly - University of Iowa
Gerald Jogerst
Jung-Yong Park
Yun-Deok Kang
Taehee Bae
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.31(8), pp.46-51
DOI: 10.3928/0098-9134-20050801-14
PMID: 16130362
ISSN: 0098-9134
eISSN: 1938-243X
Language: English
Date published: 08/2005
Academic Unit: Family and Community Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984627215902771

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