Learning through telemedicine: case study of a wound care network
by Liqiong Deng, Marshall Scott Poole, Houghton G. Brown, Cynthia Scheideman-Miller
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (IJHTM), Vol. 6, No. 4/5/6, 2005

Abstract: This study explores the potential of telemedicine networks to support collaboration and learning among healthcare personnel. We employ a case study methodology to investigate learning processes and their consequences for healthcare delivery within a telemedicine-enabled wound care network in a US Midwestern state. Based on interviews and other data, we build a grounded theory of the factors and processes influencing learning that occur within telemedicine networks. The theory is focused on how effective learning can be fostered in a telemedicine network and how it contributes to quality healthcare. The case study indicates that learning is in some respects more effective in the telemedicine setting than it would be in face-to-face care giving and gives some indications as to why this might be so.

Online publication date: Mon, 02-May-2005

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