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Improving Access to Oncology Care for Individuals and Families through Telehealth

Improving Access to Oncology Care for Individuals and Families through Telehealth

Johanna den Duyf, Lars Apland, Valerie Ashworth, Arminee Kazanjian, Margarita Loyola, Sarah Robertson
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781615206704|ISBN10: 1615206701|EISBN13: 9781615206711
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch032
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den Duyf, Johanna, et al. "Improving Access to Oncology Care for Individuals and Families through Telehealth." Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, et al., IGI Global, 2010, pp. 669-688. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch032

APA

den Duyf, J., Apland, L., Ashworth, V., Kazanjian, A., Loyola, M., & Robertson, S. (2010). Improving Access to Oncology Care for Individuals and Families through Telehealth. In M. Cruz-Cunha, A. Tavares, & R. Simoes (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives (pp. 669-688). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch032

Chicago

den Duyf, Johanna, et al. "Improving Access to Oncology Care for Individuals and Families through Telehealth." In Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Antonio J. Tavares, and Ricardo Simoes, 669-688. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch032

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Abstract

Telemedicine, or the use of information communication technology (ICT) for medical diagnosis and patient care, is an innovative method of health service delivery. It offers opportunities and challenges for clinicians, consumers and health care organizations. In British Columbia, specialized oncology health care services are provided to cancer patients at one of the five Regional Cancer Centers of the B.C. Cancer Agency (BCCA). The burden and stress of travel for rural patients as well as the increasing demand for specialized cancer care services prompted us to explore telemedicine as an alternative health service delivery method for these patients. This article will outline a research study undertaken in partnership with the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA), Provincial Services Health Authority (PHSA) and the University of British Columbia. Implementation and sustainability of a telehealth program requires an examination of organizational, health care system and technical readiness. Barriers to uptake include human factors and infrastructure requirements. A systematic approach optimizes the successful implementation of a telehealth program.

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