The evaluation of information and communications technologies in health care: the role of a multi-dimensional value criterion model

Author

Cramp, D.G. ; Carson, E.R.

Author_Institution

Centre for Meas. & Inf. in Medicine, City Univ., London, UK

fYear

2003

fDate

24-26 April 2003

Firstpage

47

Lastpage

50

Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of specifying an evaluation methodology capable of incorporating the multi-faceted and multi-dimensional nature of the problem as it arises in relation to novel health care technology. A multi-dimensional value criterion model-based approach is proposed, and its applicability discussed in the context of telematic home haemodialysis.

Keywords

health care; professional aspects; socio-economic effects; technology management; telemedicine; value engineering; communications technologies; economic concerns; ethical impacts; evaluation methodology; health care; information technologies; legal impacts; multi-dimensional value criterion model; multi-faceted nature; political impacts; social impacts; technical properties; telematic home haemodialysis; Acceleration; Communications technology; Context modeling; Costs; Demography; Law; Legal factors; Medical services; Resource management; Telematics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, 2003. 4th International IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7667-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITAB.2003.1222421

Filename

1222421