Telemedicine in Greenland — The Creation of an Evaluation Plan

Implementation of telemedicine in Greenland is a continuing process based on a plan of operation for the years 1999–2002. In this context, a plan of evaluation was designed as a health technology assessment in interdisciplinary cooperation between the Telemedicine Team of Greenland and the Norwegian...

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Published in:Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
Main Authors: Stensgaard, Thomas, Sørensen, Tove
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2001
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633x010070s115
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1357633X010070S115
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Summary:Implementation of telemedicine in Greenland is a continuing process based on a plan of operation for the years 1999–2002. In this context, a plan of evaluation was designed as a health technology assessment in interdisciplinary cooperation between the Telemedicine Team of Greenland and the Norwegian Centre of Telemedicine in Tromsø. The geography of Greenland, the financial situation and the shortage of medical staff influenced the way in which the evaluation was designed. This has implications for the extent to which the results may be generalized.