Best Practices in Telemedicine Symposium-Workshop

描述（由申请人提供）： 研讨会-研讨会将召集远程医疗领域的思想领袖和从业者，制定有关远程医疗系统设计和实施最佳实践的共识指南，包括组织、技术、财务以及管理和运营。最佳实践指南将：通过避免低效和无效的做法使方案开发者受益;为决策者和付款人提供关于远程医疗支持和报销的决策服务;并使研究人员在确定远程医疗（作为一种护理方式）的基本属性时受益，以及如何从实验中识别和分离上下文变量。《准则》应有助于设计和实施最佳远程医疗系统，以改善获取、控制成本和提高质量，同时适应不断改进的可变技术。在为期一天半的会议之前，将完成大量的筹备工作。与会者将充分参与讨论，以便就这些问题达成共识，最后结果将予以公布和广泛传播。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Symposium-Workshop is to convene thought leaders and practitioners in telemedicine to develop consensus guidelines pertaining to best practices in the design and implementation of telemedicine systems, including organization, technology, finance, and management and operations. The Best Practices Guidelines would: benefit program developers by avoiding inefficient and ineffective practices; serve policymakers and payers in their decision making regarding support and reimbursement for telemedicine; and benefit researchers in identifying the essential attributes of telemedicine (as a modality of care) when delivered in full fidelity, and how to identify and separate contextual variables from the experimental. The Guidelines should enable the design and implementation of optimal telemedicine systems to improve access, contain cost, and enhance quality while accommodating a variable and consistently improving technology. Substantial preparatory work will be completed prior to the 1 1/2 day meeting. Participants will be fully engaged in the discussions to develop a consensus on the issues, and the final outcome will be published and disseminated widely.