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Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government. (2017). Statewide design, service and infrastructure plan for Victoria’s health system 2017-2037.
Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government. (2016). Health 2040: Advancing health, access and care.
Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government. (2015). Critical Success Factors: How to establish a successful telehealth service.
DLA Piper. (2015) Medico-legal aspects of telehealth services for Victorian public health services.
Australian Government – Australian Digital Health Agency. (2017). Australia’s National Digital health Strategy. Retrieved from https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-the-agency/publications/australias-national-digital-health-strategy
Bywood P, Raven M, Butler C. (2013). Telehealth in primary health care settings within Australia and internationally. PHCRIS Policy Issue Review. Adelaide: Primary Health Care Research & Information
Productivity Commission. (2017). Shifting the Dial: 5 Year Productivity Review. (Report No. 84), Canberra
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (2014) ISO/TS 13131 Technical Specification. Health informatics – Telehealth services – Quality planning guidelines.
Standards Australia (SA) (2017) SA HB 163:2017 Digital Hospitals Handbook.
Australian Nursing Federation. (2013). Telehealth Standards: Registered Nurses.
Edirippulige, S., Armfield, N.,R., Greenup, P., & Bryett, A. (2016). Telehealth coordinators in hospital based telehealth services: Who are they and what do they do? Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 22(8): 447-452. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16671241
Medical Board of Australia. (2012). Guidelines for technology – based patient consultations.
NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation. (2015). Guidelines for the use of Telehealth for Clinical and Non Clinical Settings in NSW.
NSW Ministry of Health. (2016). NSW Health – Telehealth framework and Implementation Strategy 2016 – 2021.
Wade, V. (2014) How to make Telehealth Work: Defining Telehealth Processes & Procedures.
Srinivasan, U., Ramachandran, D., Quilty, C., Rao, S., Nolan, M., and Jonas, D., 2018 Flying Blind Australian Researchers and Digital Health Australian Health Data Series: Volume 2 November 2018
Srinivasan, U., Rao, S., Ramachandran, D., & Jonas, D. 2016 Flying Blind Australian Consumers and Digital Health Australian Health Data Series: Volume 1 October 2016
Bradford, N.K.,Caffery, L.J., & Smith, A.C. (2016). Telehealth services in rural and remote Australia: a systematic review of models of care and factors influencing success and sustainability. Rural and Remote Health, 16: 3808.
Coiera, E. (2013). Why e-health is so hard. The Medical Journal Of Australia, 198(4), 178-179. doi: 10.5694/mja13.10101
Kruse, C. S. et al. (2018). Evaluating barriers to adopting telemedicine worldwide: A systematic review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24(1): 4–12. DOI: 10.1177/1357633X16674087
Moffatt, J. J., & Eley, D.S. (2011). Barriers to the up-take of telemedicine in Australia – a view from providers. Rural and Remote Health, 11: 1581.
Wade, V. A., Eliott, J.A., & Hiller, J.E. (2014). Clinical Acceptance is the Key Factor for Sustainable Telehealth Services. Qualitative Health Research, 24(5), 682-694. doi:10.1177/1049732314528809
Wade, V. A., Taylor, A.D., Kidd, M.R., & Carati, C. (2016). Transitioning a home telehealth project into a sustainable, large-scale service: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 16:183. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1436-0
Yellowlees, P. M. (2005). Successfully developing a telemedicine system. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 11: 331–335
Telehealth Victoria Community of Practice Benchmarking Survey (2022) Deidentified VTCOP Benchmark Survey Results June 22
AlDossary, S., Martin-Khan, M., Bradford, N.K., & Smith, A.C. (2017). A systematic review of the methodologies used to evaluate telemedicine service initiatives in hospital facilities. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 97, 171–194. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.10.012
Caffery, L. J., Martin-Khan, M., & Wade, V. (2017). Mixed methods for telehealth research. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(9), 764-769. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16665684
Clemensen, J., Rothmann, M.J., Smith, A.C., Caffery, L. J., & Danbjorg, D.B. (2017). Participatory design methods in telemedicine research. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(9), 780-785. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16686747
Coly, A., & Parry, G. (2017). Evaluating Complex Health Interventions: A Guide to Rigorous Research Designs. Academy Health.
Fatehi, F., Smith, A.C., Maedder, A., Wade, V., & Gray, L. C. (2016). How to formulate research questions and design studies for telehealth assessment and evaluation. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(9), 759-763. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16673274
Institute for Broadband-enabled Society. (2013). A Unified Approach for the evaluation of Telehealth Implementations in Australia.
Kidholm, K., Clemensen, J., Caffery, L. J., & Smith, A.C. (2017). The Model for assessment of Telemedicine (MAST): A scoping review of empirical studies. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(9), 803-813. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17721815
Kidholm, K., Ekeland, A.G, Jensen, L.K., Rasmussen, J., Pedersen, C.D., Bowes, A., … Bech, B. (2012). A Model For Assessment of Telemedicine Applications: MAST. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 28(1), 44–51. doi: 10.1017/S0266462311000638
Langbecker, D., Caffery, L., Gillespie, N., & Smith, A. (2017). Using survey methods in telehealth research: A practical guide. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(9), 792-796. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17721814
Lewis, A. K., Harding, K. E., Taylor, N. F., O’Brien, T. J., & Carney, P. W. (2020). The feasibility of delivering first suspected seizure care using telehealth: A mixed methods controlled study. Epilepsy Research, 169, 106520.
Russel, T.G., Martin-Khan, M., Khan, A., & Wade, V. (2017). Method-comparison studies in telehealth: Study design and analysis considerations. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(9), 797-802. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17727772
Snoswell, C., Smith, A.C., Scuffham, P.A., & Whitty, J.A. (2017). Economic evaluation strategies in telehealth: obtaining a more holistic valuation of telehealth interventions. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(9), 770-779. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17721814
Wade, V., Gray, L., & Carati, C. (2017). Theoretical frameworks in telemedicine research. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(1), 181-187. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15626650
Wade, V., & Smith, A.C. (2017). Research methods and methodology in telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(9), 757-758. doi:10.1177/1357633X17733088
IDEO.org. An Introduction to Human Centered Design
NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement. (2010). The Handbook of Quality & Service Improvement Tools.
NSW Ministry of Health. (2017). Developing and Using Program Logic: A Guide.
