Developing telemedicine for rural and marginal suburban locations in Latin America

Rebeca I. García-Betance, M. K. Huerta, María T. Arredondo

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This chapter presents an overview of the development of telemedicine policies, initiatives, strategies, programs and projects in Latin America. Topics regarding network infrastructure planning, technology selection and system design, including information, operation and management aspects, are examined. Telemedicine service issues associated to primary care, specialist referral, patient identification, remote patient monitoring, diagnostic point-of-care testing, distance learning and training, and mobile telemedicine are taken into account. Other general aspects of telemedicine, such as service performance evaluation, impacts, disadvantages, limitations and challenges are also included in the discussion.

Idioma originalInglés
Título de la publicación alojadaTelemedicine
Subtítulo de la publicación alojadaEmerging Technologies, Applications and Impact on Health Care Outcomes
EditorialNova Science Publishers, Inc.
Páginas131-153
Número de páginas23
ISBN (versión digital)9781634834667
ISBN (versión impresa)9781634834353
EstadoPublicada - 1 jul. 2015

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