title: Telecardiology on Vancouver Island: imagination to implementation.
abstract: In 2011, there were more than 97,000 people living with Heart Failure in British Columbia (BC) with a total of 17,592 within VIHA. To increase patient accessibility to specialist care, the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) implemented a telecardiology program that utilizes digital stethoscopes, telehealth technology and collaboration to deliver cardiac care remotely. The program has successfully completed 20 consultations to date in 6 communities within the VIHA. This article outlines processes and outcomes of enabling the existing VIHA cardiology program with the use of telehealth technologies.
authors: Vancouver Island Health Authority, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: Trent
authors: T
authors: Horwood
authors: Mya
authors: M
authors: Aylott
authors: Margarita
authors: M
authors: Loyola
authors: Jill
authors: J
authors: Henderson
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Frank
authors: Mary Lyn
authors: ML
authors: Fyfe
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006326:Heart Auscultation / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*