Enabling and Accelerating First Nations Telehealth Development in Canada
Telehealth is a primary tool for equalizing First Nations access to health services - particularly for remote First Nations. This paper surveys federal policy, reviews First Nations Telehealth development documentation and engages federal and provincial Telehealth principals to determine the state o...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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University of Waterloo Library
2009
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Online Access: | https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/JoCI/article/view/2458 https://doi.org/10.15353/joci.v5i2.2458 |
Summary: | Telehealth is a primary tool for equalizing First Nations access to health services - particularly for remote First Nations. This paper surveys federal policy, reviews First Nations Telehealth development documentation and engages federal and provincial Telehealth principals to determine the state of First Nations Telehealth/Telemedicine in Canada. Itconcludes that First Nations Telehealth development is slower than anticipated, that national and regional policies are required to resolve cross-jurisdictional issues with provinces and that Canada Health Infoway plays athe primaryroleas anenabler and accelerator ofFirst Nations Telehealth development in Canada.The report is available here: |
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