What are the barriers/problems typically encountered?
A variety of problems can be encountered with setting up such a facility. A few of those problems are listed below: • Space is at a premium and the organization is unwilling to dedicate a room to telemedicine. Typically, you will be asked to share some space with other uses. This can work as long as schedules are firmly establish well in advance and the videoconferencing equipment is well secured at times that it is not in use. • The telemedicine space is situated too far from where the providers are located. Convenience of the space is important so that busy providers spend the minimum amount of time going back and forth. One possible solution is to set up their offices for telemedicine. • The administration already has videoconferencing set up in a meeting room and prefers that it be used. This is a difficult situation to overcome because administration assumes that they have priority for scheduling. In addition, such rooms are designed to be more public and ensuring the privacy of t
