Successful Models f o r Te l e h e a l t h Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhDa,*, Tim Patterson, BAb,c,d, Cameron D. Norman, PhDc,e, Yehudah Roth, MDc,e,f,g, Ziad ElNasser, MD, PhDc,e,h, Ziad Abdeen, PhDc,d,e, Arnold Noyek, MD, FRCSCc,d,e,g,i,j, Abi Sriharan, MScg, Andrew Ignatieff, BAc,g, Sandra Black, MD, FRCPCk, Morris Freedman, MD, FRCPCl KEYWORDS Telehealth Telemedicine Sustainability Models
Successful telemedicine programs that went beyond demonstration and pilot project efforts started appearing in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s,1,2 and many of them are still providing valuable services to a variety of patient populations. In the early days of telemedicine, the focus was mainly on providing services to rural or remote populations, and environments with special needs such as prison populations. a
Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, 1609 North Warren Building 211, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA Department of Telehealth, Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Canada M6A 2E1 c Canada International Scientific Exchange Program, 700 University Avenue, Suite 8600, Toronto, Canada M5G 16 d Health Research Institute, Al Quds University, Jerusalem Beit Hanina, PO Box 51000, West Bank e Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, Canada M5T 3M7 f Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Tel Aviv University Sackler School Faculty of Medicine, 62 HaLohamim Street, PO Box 5, Holon 58100, Israel g The Peter A. Silverman Centre for International Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada M5G 15 h Department of Medicine, King Abdulla University Hospital, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box 360001, Irbid 22110, Jordan i Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, 190 Elizabeth Street, RFE Building, Toronto, Canada M5G 2N2 j International Continuing Education, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, 500 University Avenue, Suite 650, Toronto, Canada M5G 1V7 k Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Canada M5T 2S8 l Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Mt Sinai Hospital, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, University and Health Network, University of Toronto, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Canada M6A 2E1 * Corresponding author. E-mail address:
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