Telemedicine for Developing Countries
| Autor: | Carlo Combi, Gabriele Pozzani, Giuseppe Pozzi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Telemedicine
Knowledge management 020205 medical informatics Population Developing countries Medical records Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Health Informatics Health Information Management Developing country Telemedicine developing countries medical records Review 02 engineering and technology Scientific literature Health informatics 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Software system education education.field_of_study business.industry Computer Science Applications business Developed country |
| Zdroj: | Applied Clinical Informatics. :1025-1050 |
| ISSN: | 1869-0327 |
| DOI: | 10.4338/aci-2016-06-r-0089 |
| Popis: | SummaryBackground Developing countries need telemedicine applications that help in many situations, when physicians are a small number with respect to the population, when specialized physicians are not available, when patients and physicians in rural villages need assistance in the delivery of health care. Moreover, the requirements of telemedicine applications for developing countries are somewhat more demanding than for developed countries. Indeed, further social, organizational, and technical aspects need to be considered for successful telemedicine applications in developing countries.Objective We consider all the major projects in telemedicine, devoted to developing countries, as described by the proper scientific literature. On the basis of such literature, we want to define a specific taxonomy that allows a proper classification and a fast overview of telemedicine projects in developing countries. Moreover, by considering both the literature and some recent direct experiences, we want to complete such overview by discussing some design issues to be taken into consideration when developing telemedicine software systems.Methods We considered and reviewed the major conferences and journals in depth, and looked for reports on the telemedicine projects.Results We provide the reader with a survey of the main projects and systems, from which we derived a taxonomy of features of telemedicine systems for developing countries. We also propose and discuss some classification criteria for design issues, based on the lessons learned in this research area.Conclusions We highlight some challenges and recommendations to be considered when designing a telemedicine system for developing countries.Citation: Combi C, Pozzani G, Pozzi G. Telemedicine for developing countries: a survey and some design issues. |
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