Buller Health Telehealth Evaluation Framework

Abstract

This document outlines and explains a framework that was used to evaluate the use of the videoconferencing and biometric equipment in the structured pilot involving Buller Health Clinic in Westport and Grey Base Hospital in Greymouth. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide West Coast DHB (WCDHB) and the Ministry of Health with data and analysis to enable policy and business case development with respect to the ongoing use of this kind of equipment, and the potential for extending its use within WCDHB and elsewhere. Details about the pilot itself and findings of the evaluation are available in the report ‘Buller Health Telehealth Pilot: Evaluating an opportunity whose time has come.’