Abstract Information technology (IT) is enabling better healthcare delivery and care.
However, the role of IT in managing chronic diseases is still unclear. Chronic diseases are a …

This paper reviews some of the main conclusions and recommendations from the Report on
Telemedicine and Developing Countries, which was prepared for the International …

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the
preceding chapters of this book. The book shows that useful services can be delivered in the …

Although there are instances where the provision of health care is success fully driven by the
profit motive, in most countries it is considered a public service. The provision of …

THIS CHAPTER REVIEWS the organizational models in telemedicine including an
assessment of their successful attributes. This is followed by a discussion of the concept of …

Children living in rural and other medically under-served areas are confronted with a
shortage of paediatric specialists. Telemedicine has become increasingly popular as a …

A brief overview of the planned implementation of a national telemedicine strategy aimed at
providing basic health care to all citizens of South Africa is presented. The strategy calls for …

In many developing countries there is an acute shortage of trained medical specialists. This
does not only hamper individual patients' access to medical diagnostics but furthermore …

Do countries with higher IT spending have higher life expectancy? Recent policy debate on
healthcare in the United States has focused on the role of IT in reducing costs and improving …

Satellite communication is a technique which has been used in telemedicine, often for
educational purposes. Almost all of the work has concerned the use of fixed satellite …