Homework Assignment 2: Telemedicine Response Paper

Choose one of the two Martinez telemedicine papers that were reading for this week and prepare a short paper in response to it.

Analysis of Information and Communication Needs in Rural Primary Health Care in Developing Countries, A. Martinez, V. Villarroel, J. Seonane, and F. del Pozo, IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2005 (PDF)
A Study of a Rural Telemedicine System in the Amazon Region of Peru, A. Martinez, V. Villarroel, J. Seonane, and F. del Pozo, IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2006: Assessing Informtion Technologies for Health. (PDF)

This is an opportunity for you to think critically about the week's readings and reflect on the themes of the course. This is not to summarize what you read, but rather to prepare an intellectual response to it.

Answer the following:

State the article you are writing the response to.
According to the article, what is the purpose or aim of telemedicine?

Choose at least two of the following questions to address:

In this context, how do constraints or contextual/cultural factors impact design decisions related to telemedicine?
What do you see as issues for adoption in this particular case? What will the proposed solution need in order to be a success? What are the opportunities or barriers for adoption?
Thinking to other readings we've read or other experience you have had in developing countries, what critiques or comments do you have to offer in reference to this article? Do you see flaws or benefits of the approach in the article?
Technological critiques: Do you have additional technological critiques or alternative technical solutions to the ones offered in this article? If so, what would you advise?

Please proofread to make sure your concepts are clear and free from typographical errors.
Due: April 16 at 6:30pm
Length: 2-3 pages
Assessment: You will be assessed on the thoughtfulness of your response, clarity of concepts, and completeness.

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