" This definition provides a much clearer picture of the wide range of services encompassed in telemedicine. It seems that the pace of technology is so rapid that what may be new and innovative one day becomes routine the next day, and by the following week, is considered ineffective or outdated. This seems to be the case with terminology also. The term telemedicine has been replaced by the more inclusive term "telehealth". Thede (2002) describes telehealth as "the use of electronic communication networks to transmit data or information that focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, consultation, education, and/or therapy." The term telemedicine, however, continues to be used widely and interchangeably throughout the literature. .
Evolution of Telemedicine.
Telemedicine began approximately 50 years ago. The first mention of telemedicine in medical literature can be found in references to transmission of radiological images by telephone in 1948 (McCarty & Clancy, 2002). The early roots of telemedicine came from the manned space flight program where scientists sought methods to monitor, diagnose and treat astronauts. The modern-day portable cardiac monitor and defibrillator are a byproduct of that scientific research (Bahshur, Reardon & Shannon, 2000). .
In the 1980's, federal funds for demonstration projects were eliminated and telemedicine essentially disappeared from the scene (McCarty & Clancy, 2002). A rebirth of telemedicine occurred in the 1990's with the advancement of the Internet, and increased federal, state, and military support (McCarty & Clancy, 2002). In the past few years the development of telemedicine has increased significantly. Health care organizations have implemented numerous programs for clinical and non-clinical purposes (Jen-Hwa-Hu & Yam-Keung Chau, 1999). Most authorities agree the increasing innovations in computers, networks technologies and other equipment are responsible for the rebirth of telemedicine applications (Roine, Ohinmaa & Hailey, 2001).
For example, in 1994, the MPT launched a $50 million three-year pilot project to assess the feasibility of integrating telecommunications and broadcast services, such as video on demand, high definition television, videoconferencing, teleshopping and telemedicine through fiber-to-the-home networks. ... Telemedicine was to replace referral of patients to specialists. ...
LifeBot 5 is a relatively new telemedicine development on a low end usage. It started being used and tested for the first time in 2008. It was developed by the company LifeBot LLC, and uses an operating and database system called LifeBot Dreams which was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense thro...
Telemedicine employs communications network to transport and display medical images and data. ... For example, telemedicine applications enable hospital specialists to conduct diagnostic procedures, such as X-rays and heart palpation, on remote patients by using special devices at the local doctor's office to collect and transfer patient information. ...
The DSA, in providing for the licensing and regulation of Certification Authorities, attempts to cater for the rising need for transacting parties over the Internet to ascertain each other's identities and the integrity of the messages. A further effect of this Act is to make a digital signature as ...
The Tragedy of Rape: Putting Faces to Numbers In the article, "The Possibilities and Limits of Telemedicine: Self-Treatment at the South Pole," Sara Taub and Kayhan Parsi begin by stating, "it has been said that the death of one person is a tragedy whereas the death of a million is a statistic." ...
Now internet is used for distance learning, telemedicine, online shopping, marketing, entertainment and many other fields. ... Computers are used in Education, Entertainment, Marketing, Telemedicine, Communication, Robotics, Online shopping and many other fields. ...
Among them: better crisis management through videoconferencing that would put workers at the scene in instant contact with experts, telemedicine that can save patients from a distance, and more sophisticated education for rural schools that lack the Internet capacity for multimedia and instantaneous two way interactions."13 I agree with the quote in the previous paragraph, because it is true. ...
HMOs: The Health Care of the Beast Many people are concerned about rising health care costs. In reaction to this, some individuals and companies are gravitating toward the assumed lower prices of Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) health plans. HMOs spend billions of dollars each year advert...
