Telemedicine technology and clinical applications

Article Abstract:

The expanding use of telemedicine in the 1990s will touch increasing numbers of physicians who must understand the basic principles and applications of this technology. Telemedicine uses telecommunications systems such as two-way interactive television and store and forward technologies to facilitate the exchange of medical services and information. Diagnostic images, physical findings, and test results can be transferred electronically to remote sites. Physicians can use telemedicine to conduct interactive examinations and psychiatric interviews with patients who are thousands of miles away. Although telemedicine was first used in 1959, the success of managed care and the heralded information superhighway have fueled interest in the 1990s. A telemedicine plan is needed to ensure efficient use of the resources and efforts and to cultivate realistic expectations of telemedicine's role in the health care system.

Medicine, Telecommunications systems, Communication in medicine, Medical communication

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Technical and Clinical Progress in Telemedicine

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Telemedicine may become less expensive and more widely available as the cost of the technology drops and more applications are discovered. Telemedicine is the delivery of health care and medical knowledge over a distance using telecommunications systems. In most cases, it refers to interactive video conferences and the transmission of diagnostic images. Most systems transmit static images but increasing bandwidth may allow the transmission of images in motion. Many doctors are developing telemedicine systems to monitor patients in their homes rather than admitting them to a hospital. Telemedicine can be cost-effective if other non-clinical services such as educational programs are added.

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Aerospace medicine

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In May, 1997, a congressional subcommittee recommended that the airline industry should join with medical organizations to decide what kind of medical equipment and supplies should be carried by airplanes. All airplanes must carry an onboard emergency medical kit, but are only required to stock four drugs. Several airlines have expanded the drug list and also carry an automatic external defibrillator. Telemedicine was developed by NASA and the space agency is still the major developer of such systems. They allow remote sites to be linked to a medical facility via satellites and computers.

Equipment and supplies, Aircraft parts, Emergency medical services, Airplanes, Space medicine

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