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What is
telemedicine?
Worldwide, people living in rural and remote areas
struggle to access timely, quality specialty medical care. Residents of these
areas often have substandard access to specialty health care, primarily because
specialist physicians are more likely to be located in areas of concentrated
population.
Telemedicine Report to Congress
As part of the
sweeping Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-104), Congress asked
the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and other appropriate departments and agencies, to submit a
report on the use of advanced telecommunications services for health care
purposes.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Interactive Health
Communication
Objective.—To examine the current status of
interactive health communication (IHC) and propose evidence-based approaches to
improve the quality of such applications.
Health
and Medicine on the Internet
With the advancement of technology comes
the inevitable combining of that technology with other areas of knowledge. In
few fields does the advent of the technological age bring so many reasons for
excitement and so many problems as in the field of medicine.
Medical Computing
Today
Medical Computing Today (MCToday) is a computing
and related technologies site created for physicians and other health care
professionals. Our
goal is to
present information appropriate to all levels of computing expertise and for
all types of academic and clinical practice, while setting high standards for
content and the application of Web technology. Included is a combination of
peer reviewed original articles, annotated references to Web resources, and
exchanges on medical computing by and among health care professionals. All
physicians and other health professionals with relevant experience or expertise
are invited to contribute. The
editorial content is and will remain free of special interest or commercial
influences.
KU Medical Center
Telemedicine Program
Welcome to the
KU Medical Center Telemedicine Program web site. KU currently has over 40
professionals in over 15 specialties offering telemedicine consults, clinics,
and continuing education courses to over 20 different sites throughout the
state of Kansas.
Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System
One
of the world's largest two-way interactive videoconferencing networks, provides
two-way audio and video capabilities to over 400 participating sites.
University of
Vermont
The Telemedicine Program at
Fletcher Allen Health Care and
the University of Vermont serving rural
Vermont and
northeastern New York represents a model program for the electronic
delivery of health care and medical education.
University of
Virginia
Telemedicine and telehealth provide a technological leap into
21st century healthcare. Through the
Commonwealth of
Virginia Telemedicine Network and other telecommunications networks, we
provide clinical consultative and medical education services to patients and
health care professionals remote from Charlottesville.
Telemedicine at ECU
Telemedicine is a growing health care capability in rural
America. Telemedicine is also proving its value in prison and military
hospitals. East Carolina University School of Medicine began conducting
telemedicine consultations in 1992 and to date have completed over 3,000
consultations in 34 different specialties of medicine over its REACH-TV
Network. Supporting telemedicine, distance learning and continuing medical
education, the REACH-TV Network is made up of ATM, T1, microwave, ISDN, and
POTS (plain old telephone service) communication links spread out over the
state of North Carolina.
The Rural Health Care
Cooperation; Administering the FCC Health Care Program
This Web Site
will be one of the principal ways rural health care providers and
telecommunications carriers can learn about the RHCD program, submit
applications, and receive support. We are continually updating and improving
the Web Site in order to make the application process easier and provide you
with more information.
University of Michigan Telemedicine Options Guide
Take A 15 Minute Tour of the VTEL Videoconferencing Systems used in the Mott
Imaging Room and Ford Amphitheater
Centre of Telemedicine
The
Centre for Telemedicine (CTM) at Uppsala University, founded in 1997, consists
of a consortium comprising researchers, teachers and research students of the
medical, technical and social faculties at Uppsala University.
NASA
Telemedicine Technology Gateway
Telecommunications has become more
critical than ever in the health care industry, ranking high among the top
information technologies and becoming an institutional strategy.
The
First Large-Scale International Telemedicine Trial to China: ZHU Ling's
Case
On April 10, 1995, an SOS e-mail message was sent from Peking
University through the Internet to ask for help for a young female university
student, ZHU Ling, suffering an unknown but severe disease. The message was
widely spread and since then the Internet has played a very important but
complicated role in Zhu Lin's life. It has also impacted on the lives of many
of us who have tried to see just how far telemedicine by the Internet can be
taken to bridge the cultural, linguistic, and even political gulfs between
China and the Western world.
Virtual Hospital
The Virtual
Hospital (VH) is a project of the Electric Differential Multimedia Laboratory,
Department
of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine. It is a continuously
updated digital health sciences library stored on computers and available over
high speed networks 24 hours a day. The VH provides invaluable patient care
support and distance learning to practicing physicians and other healthcare
professionals. Its
Iowa Health
Book provides information to the general public on a variety of health
issues.
Alaska
Telemedicine Project
Nearly a dozen health care professionals and
representatives from two senator’s offices just concluded a week-long
ferry trip to Kodiak Island, the Alaskan Peninsula and the Aleutian Island
region. The purpose of the trip was to orient state and federal professionals
with the region, to become familiar with the needs of regional clinics and to
assess telemedicine activities and issues. The trip was sponsored and organized
by the Eastern Aleutian Tribes and Alaska Primary Care Association
Telemedicine and Health Care Informatics Legal
Issues
The increasing computerization of health care data, combined
with the emergence of new telecommunications applications and technologies
create vast opportunities for the provision of health care. Some of the legal
and regulatory issues, though, seem way behind the curve. This page is devoted
to these legal issues.
Telemedicine and the Law
Welcome to Telemedicine
& the Law. This site, developed by Arent Fox, deals with the legal issues
surrounding health information systems, computerized decision support
technologies and telemedicine. Arent Fox lawyers are advisors in technology and
information law in Washington, D.C.
Telepathology: Where Are We Now?
Exactly how
telecommunications will enhance the practice of medicine in general and
pathology specifically is still unpredictable. To be prepared for such a
future, each of us needs to know some fundamentals of telecommunications
technology and to consider where critical barriers to communication exist in
our practice today. Pathology, a highly visual specialty, has practical
applications relative to image-based telecommunications.
Telematics & Videoconferencing
84 schools in
remote areas of Victoria are using Telematics and desktop videoconferencing
technology and shared mobile technology resources, ShareTeks, to offer a broad
curriculum to all students. The Telematics program uses computer conferencing,
audiographics / videoconferencing, and facsimiles to create a "virtual
classroom" in which small groups of students in remote schools are linked to
expert teachers for lessons.
Telemedicine
Resources at Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic has extensive communications
capabilities among it's three practice sites in Rochester, Minnesota,
Jacksonville, Florida and Scottsdale, Arizona, and with its regional
affiliates. Using a combination of terrestrial and satellite transmission, Mayo
conducts telemedicine, videoconferencing and medical education with sites
worldwide.
Open
Gates Teletraining Institute
The Open Gates Teletraining Institute is a
not-for-profit educational organization established by the University of Texas
Medical Branch at Galveston and the Teletraining Institute in Stillwater,
Oklahoma.
Telemedicine Resources
This is a listing of resources and services related to
telemedicine that are available on the World Wide Web
Telemedicine Information Exchange
Welcome to the Telemedicine
Information Exchange! You’ll find the TIE to be a comprehensive,
international, quality-filtered resource for information about telemedicine and
telemedicine-related activities. The TIE’s content continues to grow and
change, so for a one-stop source for telemedicine information, bookmark the TIE
and check back often!
Telemedicine
Resources
This is a listing of resources and services related to
telemedicine that are available on the World Wide Web. You will find many
useful links to other telemedicine websites
PACSpage: PACS / Telemedicine Resource page
Links
related to PACS, general telemedicine and medical informatics.
Teleradiology
List of links and resources for those interested in teleradiology and medical
informatics
Teleradiology
Questions and Answers
In most practices, commercial teleradiology
systems are used for consultation or preliminary interpretation. Image
resolution is critical in determining how teleradiology is used and system
requirements are driven in part, by the type of image transmitted.
Radiology.com
This site contains a comprehensive list of radiology
publications and societies, and board certified radiologists will even answer
questions you submit via email.
National Library of Medicine Teleradiology Project
As new medical
technology is developed, we must evaluate its performance to learn from the
enterprise.
PACSpage: PACS / Telemedicine Resource page
Links
related to PACS, general telemedicine and medical informatics.
General Telemedicine Links
A Comprehensive list of Telemedicine links.
American College of Radiology
It boasts a
nice set of links for medical imaging and networking. We checked the links out;
they all work.
Radiologist.com
List of links and resources for those interested in
teleradiology.
Several organizations
provide information on telemedicine research, recent projects and upcoming
conferences.
Telemedicine Information
Exchange
Created by the
Telemedicine Research Center and supported by the National Library of Medicine,
this "meta-site" provides multiple , continuously updated searchable databases
(including articles about telemedicine) as well as a host of links to important
telemedicine resources around the world. In our book, it gets an enthusiastic
A+. It’s current, comprehensive, and completely free.
American Telemedicine
Association
You will find general membership information and useful
links with information on recent telemedicine projects as well as legal issues
of telemedicine.
Association of Telemedicine
Service Providers
Offers a well-organized site with links,
information on upcoming conferences and information about their advocacy
programs. At the ATSP you can search for employment opportunities in
telemedicine and post listings for positions open in the field of
telemedicine.
International Society for
Telemedicine
Currently being revamped, contains general information
about the ISFT for interested members and a schedule of upcoming international
conferences.
U.S. Office for the
Advancement of Telehealth
Contains many useful links and resources for
grant applications.
Grupo de
BioingenierÌa y Telemedicina
For a good introduction to
Spanish-language resources in telemedicine.
Society for
Computer Applications in Radiology
The Society for Computer
Applications in Radiology (SCAR) is devoted to development and dissemination of
information on the use of computer technology as a part of medical imaging
practice, research, and education.
American College of Chest
Physicians
ACCP has nearly 15,000 members in over 100 countries
worldwide who specialize in various multidisciplinary areas of chest medicine.
ACCP meets its mission and vision by providing physicians, researchers, and
health-care practitioners with such resources as: continuing education courses
and products
College of Healthcare
Information Management Executives
To serve the professional needs of
healthcare Chief Information Officers; and to advance the strategic application
of information technology in innovative ways aimed at improving the
effectiveness of healthcare delivery.
Health Sciences
Communication Association
The Health Sciences Communications
Association, is an association of biomedical communication professionals
committed to sharing knowledge and resources.
GVCNET
Touts itself
as the one-stop shop for ‘everything videoconferencing.’ Its
well-designed layout makes it easy to find all types of information on VC using
search terms or browsing subject titles. Its reference section and knowledge
database contain FAQs, a comprehensive glossary, how-to articles, and links to
various videoconferencing magazines. You can get up-to-date stock quotes on
videoconferencing companies and can search the classified section for
videoconferencing products. While some of the subject categories such as
Telemedicine and Current News are a bit thin in content, the overall
comprehensiveness of the site is impressive.
Healthcare
Information Systems Directory
Contains a nice set of links to software
vendors in the healthcare industry. You can browse links by vendor or category.
The site is complete text driven, making navigation quick and easy.
Online directory of medical software
Offers
a searchable database of 1,400 medical applications ranging from CME programs
to patient and physician scheduling applications. The database is searchable by
computer platform, product name, product category, and product vendor. While
database access is free, you’ll have to pay for the independent product
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