title: 'CHEATS': a generic information communication technology (ICT) evaluation framework.
abstract: This paper describes a generic framework for the evaluation of information communication technologies. This framework, CHEATS, utilises both qualitative and quantitative research methods and has proved appropriate in multiple clinical settings including telepsychiatry, teledermatology and teleeducation. The paper demonstrates how a multidisciplinary approach is essential when evaluating new and emerging technologies, particularly when such systems are implemented in real service as opposed to a research setting.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 Claremont Place, NE3 1SX, UK. nikki.shaw@dial.pipex.com
authors.forename: Nicola T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012961:Sociology; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical