Archives -- Contributed Papers for Background Reading

The twelve discussion papers presented below (HCT-W1 to HCT_W12) were contributed for this web site in advance of the Workshop, as discussion papers aimed toward providing resource information and provoking thought.  They will be maintained here (authors may choose to revise/update). 

Additionally, further submissions that relate to the theme of the Workshop will be considered for inclusion (see several at bottom).

A3.1  Core Papers

HCT-W1:Herman et al., "Societally Significant Issues in Home- and Self-Care (based on FDA's Future Trends in Medical Device Technology: Results of an Expert Survey,", 1998. 

HCT-W2: Jack Winters, A Framework for (and examples of) HCT's, March, 1999. 

A3.2 Contributed Discussion Papers (for HCT Workshop):

HCT-W3: Audrey Kinsella, "Improved Care for Diabetic Populations: The Need for Telehealthcare and Alternatives to Conventional Care Services", March, 1999.

HCT-W4: Audrey Kinsella, "Infusion Tele-Therapy in the Home: An Alternative Mode of Service Delivery", March, 1999.

HCT-W5: Audrey Kinsella, "Home care technologies 1999: Movement toward the home as a one-stop healthcare shop", March, 1999.

HCT-W6: Steve Warren, Richard Craft and Bohn Bosma, "Designing Smart Health Care Technologies into the Home of the Future" -- best viewed as Word or PDF file, March, 1999.

HCT-W7: Joe Andrade, "Chemical Sensors in the Home", March, 1999.

HCT-W8: Gerald Loeb, "Telecare: Enabling the Virtual Housecall", March, 1999.

HCT-W9: Jeff Colemann and Anna-Lisa Silvestre, "Building a Security Capable System," March, 1999.

HCT-W10: Janell Duncan, "Legal and Policy Issues Relating to the use of Medical Devices in the Home, and the Home as a Health Care Setting", March, 1999.

HCT-W11: Kate Seelman, "Disability’s New Paradigm: Implications for Assistive Technology and Universal Design", March, 1999.

HCT-W12: Jack Winters, "Two Overriding Criteria for Policymakers: Quality of Life and Sustainable Infrastructure", March, 1999.

 

Other papers of interest, from the HCTR Tech Center:

TR-HCTR-11v1 -- Performance Evaluation of Commercial POTS-Based Videoconferencing Systems, Binh Q. Tran, Daniel M. Krainak and Jack M. Winters, August, 1999.

TR-HCTR-12v1 -- Evaluation of Nine IP Teleconferencing Products, Donal Lauderdale and Jack M. Winters, August, 1999.

also, for a Workshop on Technical Guidelines for Telehealth:

Frameworks for Identifying Universal Standards and Recommended Practices to Enable Effective Access to 21st-Century Telehealth by All Americans, Jack M. Winters, August, 1999.