Content Outline

Learning Objectives

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Philosophy of Telemedicine
1.2 History of Telemedicine
1.3 Telemedicine Networks

2.0 Telemedicine Applications

2.1 Telemedicine and the U.S. Department of Defense

• DoD and Deployed Telemedicine
• The Value of Telemedicine to the DoD
• DoD Joint Missions and Humanitarian Aid
• DoD and Telemedicine Research/Utilization: NARMC, CTA, P-eIC

2.2 Prison Telemedicine
2.3 Home Health and Telemedicine

3.0 Barriers to Telemedicine Success

3.1 Monetary Barriers:Insurance Reimbursement Issues
3.2 Legal Barriers: Interstate Licensure, Confidentiality & Privacy, Liability
3.3 Human Factor Barriers: Inadequate Orientation & Training of Clinicians, Scheduling

4.0 Perspectives on Telemedicine

4.1 Patient Perspective
4.2 Physician Perspective

5.0 Telemedicine Resources

6.0 Conclusion

Module 1 Authors