title: Shriners Hospitals for Children, Honolulu's experience with telemedicine: program implementation, maintenance, growth, and lessons learned.
abstract: Shriners Hospitals for Children, Honolulu Telemedicine Program conducts real-time video consultations with remotes sites in Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The program began in 1999 and has provided over 240 consultations. This report is a summary of the Shriners Hospitals experience and lessons learned regarding program implementation and maintenance.
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospital for Childern, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA.
authors.forename: Craig M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Jana L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lindsey
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006254:Hawaii; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; D009985:Orthopedics; D010139:Pacific Islands; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D049269:Videoconferencing