Journal article
Viewing Telehealth Through the Lens of a Community Benefit Mission
Telemedicine journal and e-health, Vol.23(8), pp.662-673
08/01/2017
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2016.0147
PMID: 28328395
Abstract
Introduction:
This article reviews the intersection of common objectives between telehealth initiatives launched by health systems and community health (specifically community benefit). Telehealth initiatives can benefit communities and play a potential role in improving population health. There is great opportunity to better integrate telehealth activities into community health strategies and community benefit reporting (for nonprofit hospitals) while building the case for telehealth service expansion.
Methods:
Through descriptive, hypothetical cases, we demonstrate the intersection of the triple aim, specifically improving population-level health, and three common objectives between telehealth and community benefit: (1) improving access to care, (2) enhancing community health, and (3) advancing medical or healthcare knowledge.
Conclusions:
This article is intended to spur inspiration for possible telehealth and community health/community benefit connections.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Viewing Telehealth Through the Lens of a Community Benefit Mission
- Creators
- Cynthia LeRouge - University of WashingtonKristin D. Wilson - University of WashingtonRyan Sterling - University of WashingtonJulie Trocchio - Saint Louis University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Telemedicine journal and e-health, Vol.23(8), pp.662-673
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1089/tmj.2016.0147
- PMID
- 28328395
- ISSN
- 1530-5627
- eISSN
- 1556-3669
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984274664102771
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