The site will act as a new searchable resource for all those working in, or with interest in the field, of telehealth, say its creators – the Scottish Centre for Telehealth & Telecare – across geographic area, organisation, users and technology.
The database will grow over time and will help stakeholders review the uptake of technology used to enable the delivery of care, promises the Centre.
It will also help the community better understand priority areas for the uses of technology, it is claimed.
The database will contain information on:
- Telehealth and telecare services and projects active across Scotland
- Services and projects which involve stakeholders or, are led by health, local authority, housing and voluntary sector organisations
- Contact points for the individual services and project.
The database will be updated and maintained by the Centre, though the latter does note that as telemedicine/telehealth “is a rapidly developing field,” it cannot keep the records up to date and comprehensive without your help.
The Scottish Centre for Telehealth & Telecare was established to support and guide the development of telehealth and telecare throughout Scotland.
Its role is to provide support and advice to all key stakeholders and help evaluate the potential benefits of new technologies, with the aim of making the country a recognised global leader in telehealth and telecare.
Edinburgh was the venue, at the end of October, of Europe′s first joint Telemedicine Conference.
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Quelle/Source: British Journal of Healthcare Computing, 26.11.2013
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