A conflicted view of telehomecare after a 20 year journey / Anthony P. Glascock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glascock, Anthony P.

Series:

Assistive technology research series ; v. 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication in medecine.

Medical telematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

A conflicted view of telehomecare after a twenty year journey

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Telehomecare systems have been in existence, in one form or another, for at least a decade. At the outset, the concept seemed to promise both a solution to controlling rising health care costs and a means of delivering the improved care which would enable the elderly to stay in their own homes for longer; but although it received enthusiastic support from governments and care professionals, as well as the commercial sector, adoption within a given community has not yet been achieved, and overall success has been limited at best.This book addresses the question of why, despite the investment of so much time, money and effort, Telehomecare is not more widely used than it is. The author describes his 20 years of experience in the field as a journey which started with a concern over his mother's health, and ended with himself and a colleague selling a series of patents to General Electric. Drawing on his experiences as an inventor, entrepreneur, businessman, implementer and researcher, he conducts a frank and thorough consideration of what has gone wrong, and offers an unflinching set of suggestions as to how to make it right.Telehomecare must become more than just a passive emergency response system if it is to have any chance of achieving its full potential. The analysis offered by this book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the development or implementation of Telehomecare systems.

Contents:

Title Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1. So Much Time and Money So Little Success; Introduction; Setting the Stage; The Conventional Answers; The Plan Going Forward; References; Chapter 2. Definitions are Important: Why Current Definitions Hinder Success; Introduction; Personal Background; The Definitional Rubric; On to the Zones; References; Chapter 3. The Five Zones: The Complex Reality that Is Telehomecare; Introduction; The Rationale Underpinning the Model; The Zones; Conclusion; References

Chapter 4. The Fourteen Pilot Studies: A Decade Long Sequential Research ProjectIntroduction; In the Trenches; QuietCare®; Pilot Study Locations; Research Design; References; Chapter 5. The Findings: Case Studies and Beyond; Introduction; The Excluded Pilots; Research Goals; The Advantages of Being an Insider; The Data; The Pilot Studies; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. The Broader Study: Results from a Combining of the Pilots; Introduction; The Comprehensiveness of the Broader Study; What Was Learned; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. A Cloudy Future: Recommendations from the Trenches

IntroductionAbhorrence of Prediction; Summary of Major Conclusions; Recommendations and Guidance; Final Thoughts; References; Epilogue; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes index and bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-92026-3

1-61499-145-6

OCLC:

824133747