Table 2.
Highly rated publications, organized by issue and type of literature
| # of Articles by Theme | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Literature: | Usage of Telemedicine (n = 42) | System Design/ Operating Models (n = 43) | Credentialing (n = 5) | Licensure (n = 6) | Liability (n = 4) | Reimbursement (n = 5) | Technology (n = 24) |
| Case report of past disaster | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Report of simulated disaster | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Telemedicine pilot study report | 19 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Literature review | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guidelines by official organizations/experts | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| White paper | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other gray literature | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Somewhat or very transferable to other settings | 36 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| Relates telemedicine to disasters well | 21 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |