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User Acceptance Of Neurology Telemedicine Technology In The Emergency Department, Teresa W. Mcneil Apr 2016

User Acceptance Of Neurology Telemedicine Technology In The Emergency Department, Teresa W. Mcneil

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There is currently a significant shortage of trained neurologists in the country. In addition to the shortfall of neurologists, there is an increasing need for this specialty due to an aging population, increase in the incident of neurologic diseases and an increasing demand for healthcare (Freeman, 2013). The development of tele neurology technology has been shown to help address these problems. As with any new technology there are multiple barriers to overcome, one of those being user acceptance of the technology. A survey of users of the telemedicine product VGo was conducted at Hunt Regional Medical Center to access the …