title: Application and feasibility of video telecommunications in home healthcare.
abstract: The Capital Area Consortium on Aging and Disability (CACAD) of Albany, NY, partnered with NYNEX and the James A. Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center ("The Eddy"), a non-profit provider of services to the aged and disabled, to conduct a trial to investigate the use of video conferencing as a platform for providing health care services to the home. The trial, which took place from June to September of 1994 at The Eddy in Troy, New York had three goals: Determine what quality of video is needed to provide 2-way communication for home care applications. Develop a list of potential applications that could be supported by video communications. Identify "ease of use" and ergonomic issues associated with a video link for home health.
authors.affiliation: davidhor@albany.net
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Hornick
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000191:economics