Dillon Eric, Loermans Jozef, Davis Dale, Xu Cathy
Health Department of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
J Telemed Telecare. 2005;11 Suppl 2:S19-21. doi: 10.1258/135763305775124803.
In 1999, the Department of Health in Western Australia began a telehealth project, which finished in 2004. The 75 videoconferencing sites funded by the project were part of a total state-wide videoconference network of 104 sites. During the period from January 2002 to December 2003, a total of 3,266 consultations, case reviews and patient education sessions took place. Clinical use grew to 30% of all telehealth activity. Educational use was approximately 40% (1,416 sessions) and management use was about 30% (1,031 sessions). The average overhead cost per telehealth session across all regions and usage types was 192 Australian dollars. Meaningful comparisons of the results of the present study with other public health providers were difficult, because many of the available Websites on telehealth were out of date. Despite the successful use of telehealth to deliver clinical services in Western Australia, sustaining the effort in the post-project phase will present significant challenges.
1999年，西澳大利亚州卫生部启动了一个远程医疗项目，该项目于2004年结束。该项目资助的75个视频会议站点是全州104个站点的视频会议网络的一部分。在2002年1月至2003年12月期间，共进行了3266次会诊、病例审查和患者教育活动。临床用途占所有远程医疗活动的30%。教育用途约为40%（1416次活动），管理用途约为30%（1031次活动）。所有地区和使用类型的每次远程医疗活动的平均间接费用为192澳元。由于许多现有的远程医疗网站过时，很难将本研究结果与其他公共卫生提供者的结果进行有意义的比较。尽管远程医疗在西澳大利亚州成功用于提供临床服务，但在项目后阶段维持这一努力将面临重大挑战。
