Table 4 Participant’s responses about the importance of the components of a telehealth business framework (Round three of the Delphi study)
No | Dimensions | Components | Subcomponents | Very important | Important | Neutral | Less Important | Unimportant | Mean ± SD | Median (1st–3rd quartile) | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |||||||
1 | Telehealth business prerequisites | Business initial requirements | Trust in idea registration centers | 2 (14.3) | 8 (57.1) | 3 (21.4) | 1 (7.1) | 0 | 3.74 ± 0.80 | 4 (3.25–4) | * |
2 | Telehealth business payments and costs | Pricing | Pricing by an independent organization | 4 (28.6) | 5 (35.7) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (14.3) | 0 | 3.78 ± 1.05 | 4 (3–4.75) | * |
3 | Telehealth business post-production services | Product evaluation | In-person feedback | 6 (42.9) | 5 (35.7) | 2 (14.3) | 0 | 1 (7.1) | 4.07 ± 1.14 | 4 (4–5) | ✓ |
4 | Product Protection | Patent registration | 2 (14.3) | 8 (57.1) | 3 (21.4) | 0 | 1 (7.1) | 3.71 ± 0.99 | 4 (3.25–4) | * | |
5 | Making contracts | Non-commercial contracts | 0 | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 0 | 0 | 3.71 ± 0.46 | 4 (3.25–4) | * |