Table 2.

Scope of the TCRM.

Focus	Target audience (people who are interested in the results)	Relevant stakeholders (people able to assess the as-is situation)
- Telemedicine readiness in communities ○  of place (e.g., a municipality, region, or healthcare network) or ○  of interest (e.g., a network of patients with a particular disease) or ○  a combination of both (e.g., people with a certain condition within a geographic boundary)	- Decision-makers on an administrative level (e.g., representatives in communities, payers, legislative institutions or service providers)	- All people within the community involved in managing, delivering, and using telemedicine, e.g., healthcare professionals, technicians, or patients - Ideally, different experts from various backgrounds will together apply the TCRM to ensure the reliability of results