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Telemedicine: delivering medical expertise across the state and around the world.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7587175     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Many aspects of medical care can now be delivered at a distance using telemedicine technology. Rapid video and computer-based communication of medical information makes it possible for a physician to "examine" a patient located in another city, to view highly detailed medical images, to consult with distant subspecialists, or to supervise complex medical procedures. This same technology can bring scattered health-care workers together for joint teaching conferences. The Yale Telemedicine Center has initiated a number of such programs ranging from providing consultations in real time to physicians in Saudi Arabia, to interpreting medical images across town or across the state. Telemedicine will become a powerful tool for managed health-care organizations which are responsible for the medical needs of widely distributed patients in a vertically integrated health-care delivery system. This paper reviews the evolution of telemedicine, its technical fundamentals, specific medical applications, and the activities of the Yale Telemedicine Center. Evolving uses for telemedicine in Connecticut are described.
Authors:
H A Swett; L Holaday; D Leffell; R C Merrell; J S Morrow; J C Rosser; J Warshaw
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Connecticut medicine     Volume:  59     ISSN:  0010-6178     ISO Abbreviation:  Conn Med     Publication Date:  1995 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-12-28     Completed Date:  1995-12-28     Revised Date:  2000-12-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372745     Medline TA:  Conn Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  593-602     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Connecticut
Remote Consultation
Telemedicine* / economics
Telepathology
Teleradiology

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