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. 2016 Apr 26;16:148. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1401-y

Table 1.

Teleconsultation projects background and demographics

HSC Project Data Collection Period Projects Located in Same Areas Teleconsultation Activites Census Classification Population MUA/MUP HPSA-Primary Care Distance from HSC (miles) Project Tenure (A Time of Data Collection) Additional Data Sources
Y Y1 Both Multiple Medical Specialties Nonmetropolitan Period 1 8,700 Period 2: 9,300 MUA (Entire County) Population Group Low Income 400 (200 to Affiliated HSC 4 years (1997) 14 years (2007) A, B
Y2 1 Multiple Medical Specialties Nonmetropolitan Period 1: 6,500 Period 2: 7,200 MUA (Entire County) Entire County 460 (250 to Affiliated HSC 3 years (1997)
Y3 2 Burn Unit Metropolitan 680,000 MUA (Partial--Multiple Service Areas) Facility and Service Area 300 4 years
Y4 2 Oncology Nonmetropolitan 7,700 MUA (Entire County) Entire County 145 (120 to affiliated HSC) 4 months
Y5 2 Primary Care Nonmetropolitan 1,100 MUA (Entire County) Entire County 80 (50 from Remote PCP) 6 years F
Y6 2 Pediatric Care Nonmetropolitan 8,200 MUA (Entire County) Entire County 60 9 years F
Z Z1 2 Z7 Hepatitis C (HCV) Metropolitan 52,000 MUA (Entire County) Entire County 275 2 years B, C, D, E
Z2 2 Z3 Hepatitis C (HCV) Metropolitan 174,000 Governor’s MUP No (Adjacent areas within countyare) 320 3 years B, C, D, E
Z3 2 Z2 Hepatitis C (HCV) Metropolitan 174,000 Governor’s MUP No (Adjacent areas within countyare) 320 2 years total (current RSHCP 6 months) B, C, D, E
Z4 2 Hepatitis C (HCV) Nonmetropolitan 41,000 MUA (Entire County) Facility and Service Area 90 3 years B, C, D
Z5 2 Early Childhood Developmental Disabilities (ECDD) Nonmetropolitan 6,000 MUA (Entire County) Population Group: Low Income 280 5 years B
Z6 2 Early Childhood Developmental Disabilities (ECDD) Nonmetropolitan 25,000 MUA (Entire County) Population Group: Low Income 230 2 years B
Z7 2 Z1 Early Childhood Developmental Disabilities (ECDD) Nonmetropolitan 52,000 MUA (Entire County) Entire County and Facility 275 2 years B
Z8 2 Drug Abuse & Behavioral Counseling (DABC) Nonmetropolitan 26,000 MUA (Entire County) Facility 60 6 months

A Teleconsultation Session Videorecording

B HSC Internal Documents

C HSC Public Documents

D HSC Web Sire

E Session Observation (from HSC)

F Remote Site Internal Documents