1. Deliverables from RICHARD: Ready Steady
Toolkit - point of view of Vsterbotten
Assoc. Prof. Sture Eriksson
February 27, 2013

2. Implementation of Telemedicine
Some aims
Improved health status in patients
Improve quality of care
Increase effects in relation to resources used
Increase patient and family engagement
Overbridge distances

3. Some important factors in telemedicine implementation
RICHARD Litterature Review
Overcoming lack of experience Issues associated with
accumulating experience in implementing telehealth, and the
role of evaluation and evidence in supporting the development
of the field.
Financial barriers The need for adequate resource provision
and management at service level, and the impact of
reimbursement policies at regional and national leve

4. Some important factors in telemedicine implementation
Organisational commitment Organisational strategies to
ensure successful implementation through shared strategies,
effective integration of services and change management.
Clear framework for care delivery
Technology that meets user needs
Service integration of technology
Valuing people and their roles
Resource allocation intended to support development

5. Previous implementation processes
General official political support
Not seldom driven by engaged persons
More or less successful; Sustainability?
Obvious need of a more systematic processes!

7. Preent experiences
Are you fit for fight? ended and Ready phase is ongoing
Valuable tool to prepare for start of actual activity
All relevant area covered
Ambitions leves?
Budget processing techniques?
IT-technical support

8. To sum up
Use the Ready Steady Toolkit if you are going to develop
telemedicine services
You will find it here: Google: Ready steady Go Tookit