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Research Biography
Alan is a research active Associate Lecturer and former project manager for the Flinders Telehealth in the Home initiative which evaluated a models of palliative, aged care and rehabilitation for services provided to the homes and primary residences of patients and carers in the Southern Adelaide and Fleurieu Region.
Dr. Taylor is an international and Australian expert in telehealth services with > 20 years professional experience in initiating and managing high value teleconsultation and tele-monitoring programs including the Queensland Health Service Delivery Network, Outbacknet@qld, Northern.net@qld, Cooeenet@qld projects for Queensland Health, and tele-rehabilitation and palliative care programs for South Australia Health.
Dr. Taylor plays an active international role in the development of guides, standards and accreditation programs for telehealth and has led the International Organisation for Standardization development of the international standard ISO/IS 13131:2021, Health informatics, Telehealth services, Quality planning guidelines.
Research Interests
Alan is passionate about delivering telehealth and eHealth services that effectively support health service delivery in regional areas in Australia and overseas in Low and Middle Income Countries. He is actively working in Standards Australia and the International Standards Organization to develop standards and guidance to support telehealth services and ehealth systems.
Dr. Taylor has published a unique international study for a Palgrave Macmillan book on Australian and Brazilian telehealth services, “Healthcare Technology in Context: Lessons for Telehealth in the Age of COVID-19” which looks in depth at the mechanisms which shape the use of healthcare technology in different contexts.
He has published more than 36 peer reviewed papers and book sections. Dr. Taylor is a peer reviewer for 8 medical and health informatics journals including BMC Health Services Research, BMC Geriatrics, BMC Medical Education, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, British Medical Journal, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare and the Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The development of telehealth services: An enquiry across Australia and Brazil , Flinders University
31 May 2018 → 4 Mar 2020
Award Date: 27 Aug 2020
Diploma, Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance
Award Date: 1 Jul 2012
Master of Science, Sociology of Science, University of Salford
Award Date: 1 Nov 1978
External positions
Convenor, ISO/TC 215 Health informatics, Taskforce on Telehealth and Virtual Care
1 Apr 2023 → …
Chair, Standards Australia, IT-014-20 Telehealth Management sub committee
1 Apr 2023 → …
Member, • International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth Standards Working Group
1 Jan 2021 → …
Member, • International Medical Informatics Association Telehealth Working Group
1 Jan 2019 → …
Member, International Organization for Standards, Health Informatics Committee TC 215
1 Jan 2010 → …
Supervision
- Registered
Supervisory Interests
- Health informatics
- TeleHealth
- Virtual Care
- Information and communication technology (ICT)
- Information technology for development
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- Realist Evaluation
- Public Health
- Telehealth
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
- Virtual Care
- TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
- Telehealth
- Evaluation
- Implementation science
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My Home Hospital External Review - Consolidated report of integrated findings
Schultz, T., Gray, J., Partington, A., Oster, C., Pincombe, A., Harvey, G., Bracci, E., Taylor, A., Reed, R., Bedford, V., Snoswell, C. L., Shulver, W., Bidargaddi, N., Bastiampillai, T. & Karnon, J., Aug 2023, South Australia: Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI). 17 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Health professionals’ views of medical teleconsultation uptake in the Brazilian Unified Health System: A description using the NASSS framework
Catapan, S. D. C., Taylor, A. & Calvo, M. C. M., Dec 2022, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 168, 8 p., 104867.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
ISO/IEC-Standards on Quality and Safety of Telehealth Services and Mobile Medical Apps
Meijer, W. & Taylor, A., 2022, MEDINFO 2021: One World, One Health - Global Partnership for Digital Innovation - Proceedings of the 18th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. Otero, P., Scott, P., Martin, S. Z. & Huesing, E. (eds.). IOS Press, p. 508-511 4 p. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 290).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Open AccessFile449 Downloads (Pure) -
How Australian Health Care Services Adapted to Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Telehealth Professionals
Taylor, A., Caffery, L. J., Gesesew, H. A., King, A., Bassal, A. R., Ford, K., Kealey, J., Maeder, A., McGuirk, M., Parkes, D. & Ward, P. R., 26 Feb 2021, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 9, 11 p., 648009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile97 Citations (Scopus)60 Downloads (Pure) -
Healthcare Technology in Context: Lessons for Telehealth in the Age of COVID-19
Taylor, A., 2021, 1 ed. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. 298 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
4 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 1 Active
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safe@home: effectiveness and cost effectiveness of telemonitoring and virtual care supported by primary care for people living with chronic disease in low socioeconomic neighbourhoods for reducing ambulance ramping, readmission and GP clinic block.
Clark, R., Kaambwa, B., Cleland, J., Inglis, S., Tirimacco, R., Maddison , J., George, S., Tideman, P., Beleigoli, A., Bulamu, N. B., Chaudry, A., Gulyani, A., Pinero de Plaza, M. A., Morton, E., Dawes, N., Briggs, J., Lyon-Green, J., Tallboy, T., Taylor, A. & Okonjo, B.
1/05/23 → 30/04/27
Project: Research