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Telemedicine Evaluation National Forum: Global Telemedicine and its International Implications. Charles H. Roadman, II Major General, USAF, MC Director, Air Force Medical Operations Agency. Tectonic Pressures. TECHNOLOGY. ECONOMY. SOCIETY. POLITICS. LEADERSHIP. DOCTRINE.
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Telemedicine EvaluationNational Forum: Global Telemedicine and its International Implications Charles H. Roadman, II Major General, USAF, MC Director, Air Force Medical Operations Agency
Tectonic Pressures TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY SOCIETY POLITICS LEADERSHIP DOCTRINE
Adaptive Countermeasures TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY STRATEGY TACTICS LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONALISM LEADERSHIP SOCIETY POLITICS LEADERSHIP DOCTRINE
Technology • Digital Revolution • Information Capability • Telemedicine • Distance Learning • Trigger of Discontinuity • Automate Current Process • Reengineer Total Delivery System • Push vs Pull
Technology • Peacetime • Wartime • Ethical Implications • Technical Capability • Information Security • Legal - Interstate Commerce • Proliferation of Technology • Effectiveness • Efficiency • Cost
Technology • DoD is Great Testbed of Healthcare Reform • Policy • Technology • Practice Patterns • Structural Alignments
Projected Causes of Growth in Medicare Spending1995 - 1999 Percentage Source: CBO, Preliminary Baseline Estimates, January 1995
Key to Medical Conflicts Emphasis on Technical Aspects of Healthcare Best Technical Outcome Quality Future Healthcare Emphasis on Cost Aspects of Healthcare Lowest Unit Cost Emphasis on Service Aspects of Healthcare Maximum Customer Satisfaction
Telemedicine EvaluationNational Forum: Global Telemedicine and its International Implications • Why evaluate Telemedicine? • What questions need to be answered? • How to evaluate Telemedicine? • What will we do with the information?