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Clinical Trial
. 2002 Jan-Feb;9(1):49-62.
doi: 10.1136/jamia.2002.0090049.

Columbia University's Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: rationale and design

Steven Shea  1 , Justin Starren, Ruth S Weinstock, Paul E Knudson, Jeanne Teresi, Douglas Holmes, Walter Palmas, Lesley Field, Robin Goland, Catherine Tuck, George Hripcsak, Linnea Capps, David Liss
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Clinical Trial

Columbia University's Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: rationale and design

Steven Shea et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2002 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The Columbia University Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project is a four-year demonstration project funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with the overall goals of evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine in the management of older patients with diabetes. The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial and is being conducted by a state-wide consortium in New York. Eligibility requires that participants have diabetes, are Medicare beneficiaries, and reside in federally designated medically underserved areas. A total of 1,500 participants will be randomized, half in New York City and half in other areas of the state. Intervention participants receive a home telemedicine unit that provides synchronous videoconferencing with a project-based nurse, electronic transmission of home fingerstick glucose and blood pressure data, and Web access to a project Web site. End points include glycosylated hemoglobin, blood pressure, and lipid levels; patient satisfaction; health care service utilization; and costs. The project is intended to provide data to help inform regulatory and reimbursement policies for electronically delivered health care services.

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  • Telehealth: the need for evaluation redux.
    Hersh WR, Patterson PK, Kraemer DF. Hersh WR, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2002 Jan-Feb;9(1):89-90; discussion 90-1. doi: 10.1136/jamia.2002.0090089. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2002. PMID: 11751808 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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