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Clever Health: A Study on the Adoption and Impact of an eHealth Initiative in Rural Australia

Clever Health: A Study on the Adoption and Impact of an eHealth Initiative in Rural Australia

Patrice Braun
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466639904|ISBN10: 1466639903|EISBN13: 9781466639911
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch004
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MLA

Braun, Patrice. "Clever Health: A Study on the Adoption and Impact of an eHealth Initiative in Rural Australia." Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, et al., IGI Global, 2013, pp. 69-87. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch004

APA

Braun, P. (2013). Clever Health: A Study on the Adoption and Impact of an eHealth Initiative in Rural Australia. In M. Cruz-Cunha, I. Miranda, & P. Gonçalves (Eds.), Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care (pp. 69-87). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch004

Chicago

Braun, Patrice. "Clever Health: A Study on the Adoption and Impact of an eHealth Initiative in Rural Australia." In Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Isabel Maria Miranda, and Patricia Gonçalves, 69-87. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch004

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Abstract

This chapter reports on the evaluation of Clever Health, an Australian e-health project. The evaluation took place from mid-2007 through 2010 and consisted of both qualitative and quantitative approaches to capture awareness, expectations, and use of Clever Health components—which included video-conferencing for patient care, professional development, and peer support—and to compare initial perceptions and expectations to perceived changes in awareness and uptake of Clever Health components. The study found that while use of components increased at a satisfactory pace, health services and professionals struggled with change management issues, which, in turn, impacted changing work practices. Findings suggest that it is imperative to address and integrate the human factors of e-health delivery in the rollout of future e-health programs. The study proposes a robust evaluation framework for future telemedicine projects that uses a patient-centred unit of analysis and examines the costs and benefits that accrue for different stakeholders.

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