Methodology for Analyzing and Developing Information Management Infrastructure to Support Telerehabilitation

Authors

  • Andi Saptono University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Richard M. Schein University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Bambang Parmanto University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,
  • Andrea Fairman University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2009.6012

Abstract

The proliferation of advanced technologies led researchers within the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Telerehabilitation (RERC-TR) to devise an integrated infrastructure for clinical services using the University of Pittsburgh (PITT) model. This model describes five required characteristics for a telerehabilitation (TR) infrastructure: openness, extensibility, scalability, cost-effectiveness, and security. The infrastructure is to deliver clinical services over distance to improve access to health services for people living in underserved or remote areas. The methodological approach to design, develop, and employ this infrastructure is explained and detailed for the remote wheelchair prescription project, a research task within the RERC-TR. The availability of this specific clinical service and personnel outside of metropolitan areas is limited due to the lack of specialty expertise and access to resources. The infrastructure is used to deliver expertise in wheeled mobility and seating through teleconsultation to remote clinics, and has been successfully deployed to five rural clinics in Western Pennsylvania.

Keywords: Telerehabilitation, Information Management, Infrastructure Development Methodology, Videoconferencing, Online Portal, Database

  

Author Biographies

Andi Saptono, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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Richard M. Schein, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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Bambang Parmanto, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,

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Andrea Fairman, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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Published

2009-09-04

How to Cite

Saptono, A., Schein, R. M., Parmanto, B., & Fairman, A. (2009). Methodology for Analyzing and Developing Information Management Infrastructure to Support Telerehabilitation. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 1(1), 39–46. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2009.6012

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Technology Review