Abstract

VAN DYK, L.  and  SCHUTTE, C.S.L.. Development of a maturity model for telemedicine. S. Afr. J. Ind. Eng. [online]. 2012, vol.23, n.2, pp.61-72. ISSN 2224-7890.

For more than a decade, the South African National Department of Health (DoH) has recognised the potential benefit of information and communication technology (ICT) in the delivery of health care to rural areas. Despite generous funding and proven technology, not many telemedicine systems have proved sustainable after the pilot phase. The purpose of this paper is to develop a maturity model that can be implemented to measure and manage the capability of a health system, for use in the delivery of sustainable health care after the pilot phase of a telemedicine project. The validity of the telemedicine maturity model (TMMM) is tested within the context of the South African public health sector.

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