Forest City/University Hospitals Telemedicine System Project Evaluation: Progress Report II

Authors

F. J. Staub
D.W. Eastwood
W. Pittard
Edward A. Ernst
J. S. Gravenstein
Hamilton Emmons
Teunis J. Ott
Burton V. Dean
Arnold Reisman
P. Chou
Thomas George
Marylou Kiley
Pauline Crawford
Ronella Fields
Willie Callaham Lambright
Dennis L. Snyder
Charles S. Berry
M. Sabio

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

7-1-1975

Abstract

In June 1974, a task force comprised of faculty from the School of Medicine and faculty and graduate students from the Department of Operations Research, Case Western Reserve University, in association with the staff of Forest City Hospital, Cleveland, initiated an evaluation study of a proposed Telemedicine Link between University Hospitals of Cleveland and Forest City Hospital. The different stages of the Telemedicine study completed to date are: a definition of the project goals and objectives; formulation of parameters relevant to an evaluation of Telemedicine's impact on the quality of care delivered; design of data gathering instruments; and, finally, the collection of data itself. This report documents progress through each of the above stages. Since the study is ongoing, this is an interim report, reflecting the current status of the evaluation. The report concludes by indicating what further work remains to be done to complete the study.

Keywords

Operations research, Forest City Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio), University Hospitals of Cleveland (Ohio), Telecommunication in medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Hospitals--Ohio--Cleveland, Medical care--Technological innovations, Medical care--Quality control, Hospitals--Technological innovations, Medical personnel--Supply and demand

Publication Title

Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University

Issue

Technical memorandum no. 383

Rights

This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use

Recommended Citation

Staub, F. J.; Eastwood, D.W.; Pittard, W.; Ernst, Edward A.; Gravenstein, J. S.; Emmons, Hamilton; Ott, Teunis J.; Dean, Burton V.; Reisman, Arnold; Chou, P.; George, Thomas; Kiley, Marylou; Crawford, Pauline; Fields, Ronella; Lambright, Willie Callaham; Snyder, Dennis L.; Berry, Charles S.; and Sabio, M., "Forest City/University Hospitals Telemedicine System Project Evaluation: Progress Report II" (1975). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 215.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/215