Low Utilization of Telemedicine in the First-Year Trial: A Case in the Province of West Papua, Indonesia
- DOI
- 10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.110How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- telemedicine, utilization, West Papua
- Abstract
West Papua is the second biggest province in eastern part of Indonesia. Availability and accessibility of health care services are among the priority problems in this province. Telemedicine Indonesia (TEMENIN), a telemedicine pilot project from the Ministry of Health, has been implemented in 4 health care facilities in West Papua since 2018. This paper aims to evaluate the implementation and challenges of TEMENIN in respected health facilities in West Papua province. We applied a descriptive study using qualitative and quantitative approaches. Focus group discussion and interviews with participants emphasized the high demands of well running telemedicine. However, several difficulties and challenges have contributed to the low utilization of the TEMENIN during the pilot project. Those include unstable Internet connection, limited ease of use and lack of suitable features that meet local health problems. Several recommendations are suggested to increase the utilization and improve the pilot project in the coming years.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Riski Nugraheni AU - Guardian Yoki Sanjaya AU - Siti Setyawati Mulyono Putri AU - Anis Fuad AU - Lutfan Lazuardi AU - Ariani Arista Putri Pertiwi AU - Surahyo Sumarsono AU - Mei Neni Sitaresmi PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/22 TI - Low Utilization of Telemedicine in the First-Year Trial: A Case in the Province of West Papua, Indonesia BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Health Research (ISHR 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 568 EP - 571 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.110 DO - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.110 ID - Nugraheni2020 ER -