PROGRAMS

• Better Chronic Disease Care
• Innovations for the Underserved
• Market and Policy Monitor

BROWSE TOPICS

• Chronic Disease Care
• Community Clinics
• End of Life Care
• Health Care Almanac
• Health Care Delivery
• Health Care Financing
• Health Insurance
• Health IT
• Health Policy
• Health Privacy
• Healthy Families
• Hospitals
• Long Term Care
• Medi-Cal
• Medicare
• Oral Health
• Quality
• Specialty Care
• Telehealth
• Workforce
• Other Topics

ABOUT CHCF

• Oakland Office
• Sacramento Office

MY PROFILE

• Sign Up
• Update Profile

FOLLOW CHCF

YouTube

Facebook

Twitter

Reports & Initiatives

Right Here Right Now: Ten Telehealth Pioneers Make It Work

Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, THINK-Health

November 2008

This 2008 iHealth Report describes how ten telehealth innovators are using electronic means to make high-quality health care available remotely. They use an array of communications instruments, from ordinary telephones and televisions to broadband connections and 3G-driven iPhones.

The ways that patients and providers can benefit are as varied as the ten pioneers' approaches, including:

• "Virtual house calls" and home-based monitoring;
• More efficient office visits and medical research;
• Cost-effective expert advice and second opinions;
• Access in rural areas;
• Medical education made available internationally; and
• Round-the-clock radiology coverage.

The complete report is available under Document Downloads below.

This report complements another CHCF iHealth Report, titled Delivering Care Anytime, Anywhere: Telehealth Alters the Medical Ecosystem, which is available under Related CHCF Pages below.

Document Downloads

Right Here Right Now: Ten Telehealth Pioneers Make It Work (255K)

Related CHCF Pages

Delivering Care Anytime, Anywhere: Telehealth Alters the Medical Ecosystem

Help with Document Downloads and Media Players