A Business Case Analysis for Implementing and Optimizing Telemedicine at Fort Irwin

Abstract

Teleradiology, telepsychiatry, and teledermatology are three existing telemedicine services at Fort Irwin's Weed Army Community Hospital. This research study provides an analysis on the qualified and quantifiable financial costs and benefits of these services over the past year as well as implementing a telepharmacy program using the cost model and benefits rationale scenario-building tools. The hospital's Governing Body will have the objective scrutiny to support their business decisions regarding telemedicine services as part of the organization's Fiscal Year 2008 Business Plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2007
Accession Number
ADA477668

Entities

People

  • Dean L. Martin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Cost Models
  • Drug Therapy
  • Economic Analysis
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Telemedicine
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
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