Rural telemedicine data/image transfer methods and purposes of interactive video sessions

Rural telemedicine data/image transfer methods and purposes of interactive video sessions

A national survey conducted for the Office of Rural Health Policy in 1995 identified 558 participants in rural telemedicine; 499 (89%) responded to a detailed follow-up survey to describe type of use. While 84% of respondents reported using interactive video, only 25% reported access to e-mail for e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 1997-01, Vol.4 (1), p.36-37
Hauptverfasser: Hassol, A, Gaumer, G, Irvin, C, Grigsby, J, Mintzer, C, Puskin, D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Computer Communication Networks
Humans
Multimedia
Rural Health Services
Telecommunications - instrumentation
Telehealth
Telemedicine - organization & administration
Teleradiology - statistics & numerical data
United States
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Zusammenfassung:A national survey conducted for the Office of Rural Health Policy in 1995 identified 558 participants in rural telemedicine; 499 (89%) responded to a detailed follow-up survey to describe type of use. While 84% of respondents reported using interactive video, only 25% reported access to e-mail for exchange of data. The challenge to medical informatics is to connect dispersed providers, not just with videoconferencing, but also with other information-sharing methods.
ISSN:1067-5027
1527-974X
DOI:10.1136/jamia.1997.0040036