One size doesn't fit all: bringing telehealth services to special populations.
Telehealth applications and information communication technologies can be customized and scaled to meet the healthcare service needs of a wide variety of special populations. Categorization of those special groups can be viewed from a spectrum of perspectives such as by gender, age, culture, families, communities, chronic conditions, or particular types of locations, as well as when addressing a specific or unique health need. The emergence of innovations in the use of a range of technologies and connectivity offers exciting new approaches to the integration of telehealth aimed at improving quality and continuity of care to better meet the needs of special populations.
Alverson
Dale C
DC
Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA. dalverson@salud.unm.edu
Holtz
Bree
B
D'Iorio
Joe
J
DeVany
Mary
M
Simmons
Scott
S
Poropatich
Ronald K
RK
D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012737:Sex Factors; D013685:Telecommunications; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*