Application and feasibility of video telecommunications in home healthcare

The Capital Area Consortium on Aging and Disability (CACAD) of Albany, NY, partnered with NYNEX and the James A. Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center ("The Eddy"), a non-profit provider of services to the aged and disabled, to conduct a trial to investigate the use of video conferencing as a platform for providing health care services to the home. The trial, which took place from June to September of 1994 at The Eddy in Troy, New York had three goals: Determine what quality of video is needed to provide 2-way communication for home care applications. Develop a list of potential applications that could be supported by video communications. Identify "ease of use" and ergonomic issues associated with a video link for home health.