Telemedicine : a guide to assessing telecommunications in health care / Committee on Evaluating Clinical Applications of Telemedicine, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine ; Marilyn J. Field, editor.

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.

xiv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index

Summary -- Introduction and background -- Evolution and current applications of telemedicine -- The technical and human context of telemedicine -- The policy context of telemedicine -- Past and current evaluations of telemedicine -- A framework for planning and improving evaluations of telemedicine -- Evaluating the effects of telemedicine on quality, access, and cost -- Findings and recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Tables, figures, and boxes.