title: A case study of benefits & potential savings in rural home telemedicine.
abstract: This case study reports results from a federally funded home telemedicine program in rural Grainger County, Tennessee. Patients, family caregivers, and providers were generally satisfied with this low-cost, user-friendly telemedicine program that used the plain-old-telephone system. Mileage and nurse drive time were reduced and nursing productivity was improved during this demonstration project.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, College of Communication, Knoxville 37920, USA. sdimmick@utk.edu
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dimmick
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mustaleski
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Burgiss
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Welsh
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017046:Cost Savings; D006302:Health Services Research; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013714:Tennessee