Title: Telemedicine: developing a framework to classify technology strategies

Authors: Kara Borgmeyer, Dwayne Whitten, Tim Kayworth

Addresses: Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University, One Bear Place No. 8005, Waco, TX 76798, USA. ' Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University, One Bear Place No. 8005, Waco, TX 76798, USA. ' Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University, One Bear Place No. 8005, Waco, TX 76798, USA

Abstract: The healthcare industry has recently been bombarded with new innovations in information technology (IT), one of the most promising of which is telemedicine. In this paper, a framework is developed, which classifies various types of telemedicine. Through the framework and examples, hopefully a better understanding of the various types is provided.

Keywords: telemedicine; information technology; information systems; electronic healthcare; e-healthcare.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2006.008826

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 2006 Vol.2 No.2, pp.105 - 116

Published online: 27 Jan 2006 *

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