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The Telehealth 2001 Awards
for promoting excellence in the Telehealth Industry
The first annual Telehealth Awards
were jointly created jointly by the Association of Telehealth Service
Providers (ATSP) and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
(HIMSS) to recognize and honor those organizations that are actively
working to promote excellence in the telehealth industry.
Awards were given in two categories:
Healthcare Providers and Vendor Organizations.
2001 Winners:
Department Of Veterans Affairs
VISN 8
Home and Community Care Service Line
Health Hero Network
Runners-Up
Health Care Providers:
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation
Vendor Organizations:
CyberCare, Inc.
Second Opinion Software
The Telehealth 2001 Awards were presented
at Telehealth 2001,
the ATSP's annual conference and exhibition.
ATSP Telehealth Award Criteria
Health Care Providers
- level of integration with other provider services
- evidence of business sustainability
- clinical outcomes
- innovativeness
- incorporation of an education component
- evidence of mentorship in supporting the growth of the telehealth industry
Vendor Organizations
- innovativeness of their products or services
- improvement in delivery efficiency
- cost effectiveness
- quality of their product or services
- ability to integrate their product or service into existing systems
- ease of use of the product or service
- customer service
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