title: Telemedicine: evaluation or stagnation.
abstract: Telemedicine is attracting attention as a new means of delivery health care, but research indicates a low level of useful analysis of projects. This paper reviews the potential of telemedicine and suggests the use of appropriate evaluation techniques can enable that potential to be realised. The importance of quantifying benefits and introduction of wider perspectives is discussed and advocated.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallivan
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*