With the world in recession, the most important
factor separating thriving telehealth programs from stagnating ones is an
ability to show a positive return on investment (ROI).
While nearly all telehealth technologies are of considerable use to
patients and consumers, can the same be said for health care providers?
Provider acceptance and financial viability are the
rate-limiting steps for the long-term survival of telehealth.
The two are often related, since the majority of clinicians operate
their practices as businesses. ATSP
Telehealth 2003 concentrated on telehealth applications for which return
on investment can readily be quantified.
In 2003 the 7th annual meeting of the ATSP was held as a
teleconference. ATSP Telehealth 2003 was hosted utilizing a live audio phone-bridge in
conjunction with web-based PowerPoint Presentations. Over the course of
this twelve hour teleconference, leaders
in the telehealth industry from around the globe came together to present
topics vital to the business of telemedicine.
The presentations from ATSP Telehealth 2003 are available for
purchase on CD-ROM. Included on the CD-ROM are audio recordings and PowerPoint
slides from 17 sessions presented at the meeting, please click on the
conference program link, below, for details.
