title: [Home-medical-care and IT--for the further diffusion of the tele-health system].
abstract: In this study, we examined the economic benefit of the tele-health system based on a field survey performed in Kamaishi City in Iwate Prefecture, Nishiaizu Town and Katsurao Village in Fukushima Prefecture, and Sangawa Town in Kagawa Prefecture. The economic benefit analyzed here was based upon willingness to pay (WTP). The cost items of the system included those of initial introduction and maintenance; the former included costs of equipment and software, whereas the latter the salaries of staff and others. We compared the benefit to cost ratio (B/C ratio) among these cases. We also discussed measures to further expand the tele-health system.
authors.affiliation: OSIPP, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Masatsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taoka
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003153:Community Health Services; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006262:Health; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010348:Patient Care Team