Telehealth Assignments

Select one of the internet sites below to browse. Summarize major content and issues related to nursing. Describe these issues and your approach to manage these in the box below.

For an example of home telenursing, click here.

The Federal Telemedicine Gateway contains:

The Joint Working Group on Telemedicine (JWGT) Inventory, which includes information on active, federally funded telemedicine projects that provide direct patient care;
Links to other federally funded telemedicine projects that do not provide patient care; and
Links to other telemedicine resources, activities, and databases.

Grady, M.L., & Schwartz, H.A. (Eds.) (1993). Automated data sources for ambulatory care effectiveness research. (AHCRP Pub. No. 93-0042). Rockville, MD: AHCPT. At Reaching Rural: Rural Health Travels the Telecommunications Highway

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American Medical Informatics Association - Nursing Informatics Workgroup

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Computers in Nursing Interactive Web Site

Primary Care Teaching Modules

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