A Statewide Telemedicine Network for Public Health in Brazil

A Statewide Telemedicine Network for Public Health in Brazil

The use of modern telecommunications technologies like telemedicine and the Internet is essential to decrease the centralization of the Brazilian's public healthcare service, and to improve the access to specialty care in small-tows and rural localities. In this paper, we describe the developme...

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Hauptverfasser: Maia, R.S., von Wangenheim, A., Nobre, L.F.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
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Hospitals
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Personnel
Postal services
Public healthcare
Telemedicine
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Zusammenfassung:The use of modern telecommunications technologies like telemedicine and the Internet is essential to decrease the centralization of the Brazilian's public healthcare service, and to improve the access to specialty care in small-tows and rural localities. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation of a public statewide telemedicine network in the Brazilian 's State of Santa Catarina
ISSN:1063-7125
DOI:10.1109/CBMS.2006.29