Telemedicine and rural health care applications.

摘要: Telemedicine has the potential to help facilitate delivery of health services rural areas. In right circumstances, telemedicine may also be useful for education and teaching programmes facilitation administrative meetings. this paper reference is made a variety applications in Australia other countries including telepaediatrics, home telehealth, critical care new born babies, developing countries, screening via e-mail, teleradiology. These represent some broad range possible. An overriding imperative focus on clinical problem first with careful consideration given significant organisational changes which are associated introduction service or alternative method delivery. For effective it important that all sites involved adequately resourced terms staff, equipment, telecommunications, technical support training. addition, there number logistical factors when considering development site selection, clinician empowerment, management, technological requirements, user training, evaluation, information sharing through publication.