Introduction to Telecom Strategies

The wildest bramble that would-be telemedicine program planners face is deciding among telecommunications options. Be it satellite, wireless, POTs-based, LAN-based, ISDN, ATM, frame relay [even the jargon is confusing]... the choices depend on your program’s current and projected needs, finances, and the shifting sands of technology

Videotaping Teleconsults: Pros and Cons

Informal chats at telemedicine conferences and phone conversations with telemedicine site personnel frequently raise questions regarding the advisability of videotaping telemedical consultations. Often the question is whether taping should be undertaken as a routine practice as opposed to the recording of a special event. Serious reflection question reveals potential effects in many areas: personnel; costs; provider acceptance; patient acquiescence; tape storage and retrieval; and liability.