Teledermatology scale-up frameworks: a structured review and critique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The South African public health sector embarked on a National Telemedicine System implementation program in 1999 and although unsuccessful, the Province of KwaZulu-Natal subsequently implemented teledermatology in 2003, with two currently active services (synchronous and asynchronous). Although sustained these have not been scaled-up to meet the needs of all hospitals in the Province. A recent teledermatology scale-up design requirements elicitation process within KwaZulu-Natal confirmed the need for a framework, and identified requirements through key stakeholders, programme observations, the literature, and experts. This study aimed to identify and characterise existing teledermatology or related eHealth scale-up frameworks, determine whether any met the previously eli

SUBMITTER: Walters LEM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6081905 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature