An issue raised repeatedly with regards to teleconsultation, especially in disaster settings, is
the effectiveness of such consultations across national boundaries. It has been postulated …

Background and Objective Since 1993, the Department of Defense has augmented the
medical support for Army units on peacekeeping operations in Macedonia through the …

The Telemedicine Spacebridge, a satellite mediated audio-video-fax link between four US
and two Armenian and Russian medical centers, permitted remote American consultants to …

Introduction: The Telemedicine Spacebridge, a satellite-mediated, audio-video-fax link
between four United States and two Armenian and Russian medical centers, permitted …

Background: In April 2004, the US Army Medical Department approved the use of the Army
Knowledge Online (AKO) electronic e-mail system as a teleconsultation service for remote …

Abstract The US Army Surgeon General authorized the formation of an email based
teleconsultation program in 2004 to support deployed healthcare providers in Iraq and …

Objective The US military medical units face the challenge of delivering the latest medical
knowledge and advances to remote areas of the world. This study details the tertiary care …

Introduction The use of telemedicine by deployed healthcare providers to improve patient
care has been increasing in recent foreign conflicts and humanitarian missions. These …

This paper presents and discusses the US Army telemedicine support systems currently
available to our deployed forces in Southwest Asia. Organization and structure of the …

Austere clinical environments are those in which limited resources hamper the achievement
of optimal patient outcomes. Operational environments are those in which caregivers and …