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A Clinician's Perspective on Anywhere Working and Telehealth

A Clinician's Perspective on Anywhere Working and Telehealth

Yvette Blount, Marianne Gloet
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781799841593|ISBN10: 1799841596|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799855620|EISBN13: 9781799841609
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4159-3.ch004
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Blount, Yvette, and Marianne Gloet. "A Clinician's Perspective on Anywhere Working and Telehealth." Anywhere Working and the Future of Work, edited by Yvette Blount and Marianne Gloet, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 87-112. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4159-3.ch004

APA

Blount, Y. & Gloet, M. (2021). A Clinician's Perspective on Anywhere Working and Telehealth. In Y. Blount & M. Gloet (Eds.), Anywhere Working and the Future of Work (pp. 87-112). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4159-3.ch004

Chicago

Blount, Yvette, and Marianne Gloet. "A Clinician's Perspective on Anywhere Working and Telehealth." In Anywhere Working and the Future of Work, edited by Yvette Blount and Marianne Gloet, 87-112. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4159-3.ch004

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Abstract

Clinicians (general practitioners, specialists, allied health professionals) are experts in medicine, not technology. The delivery of healthcare using technology includes changes to the way the clinician works; in effect, they work from anywhere. This study examined telehealth adoption from the perspective of clinicians. Data was collected from 44 in-depth interviews undertaken with a variety of Australian clinicians. The findings show that telehealth is a complex endeavor involving multiple stakeholders. While the potential of telehealth service provision is significant, the realities of delivering telehealth services involve many challenges. These include technology-related issues, lack of funding and financial incentives for telehealth, the changing skills and capabilities required by clinicians who engage in telehealth consultations, as well as changes to business processes resulting from the introduction of telehealth in a complex environment. A conceptual model for the adoption of sustainable telehealth is proposed for a better understanding of these complexities.

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