Practical aspects of telehealth: set-up and preparation for video consultations

D T Allen; P Caldwell; P A Komesaroff; P K Loh; R Mozer; S Sabesan; N Shaheen; P Talman; M Williams; O Grabinski; Royal Australasian College of Physicians Telehealth Working Group

doi:10.1111/imj.12264

Practical aspects of telehealth: set-up and preparation for video consultations

Intern Med J. 2013 Oct;43(10):1133-6. doi: 10.1111/imj.12264.

Authors

D T Allen¹, P Caldwell, P A Komesaroff, P K Loh, R Mozer, S Sabesan, N Shaheen, P Talman, M Williams, O Grabinski; Royal Australasian College of Physicians Telehealth Working Group

Affiliation

¹ University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Quality Occupational Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 24134169
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12264

Abstract

The third in a series of articles about the practical aspects of telehealth, this paper gives guidance on suitable setup for video consultations, including layout of rooms, managing sound and image quality, scheduling, testing and best practice in telehealth videoconferencing.

Keywords: telehealth; telemedicine; videoconference consultation.

MeSH terms

Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized / standards
Telemedicine / methods*
Telemedicine / standards*
Videoconferencing / standards*