Updated Mapping of Telemedicine Projects in Denmark
Kristensen, M.Borch.Dahl.; Høiberg, L.; Nøhr, C.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 257: 223-228
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 30741200 Document Number: 699091
Telemedicine is suffering from pilotitis. Only few initiatives manage to scale up to make significant impact. It is challenging to obtain good indicators for dissemination and use, and it is, therefore, difficult to provide evidence that telemedicine projects fulfil the prophecies of reducing cost, improving quality of care and providing equitable access to health care services. The telemedicine mapping project seeks to provide a national contemporary overview of telemedicine initiatives in Denmark. The project is introduced, challenges in keeping the database behind the map updated are presented and attempts to promote rapid update are discussed.