While there are significant potential advantages and benefits fromtelemedicine, the
evidence of its cost-effectiveness and sustainability is meagre. This is because much of the …

Telemedicine may be a useful technique for delivering health care in the developing world.
However, there is little practical experience to draw on and real concerns that if additional …

Telemedicine is often proposed as a solution to certain health-care problems in the
developing world. There seems to be little published experience on which to make …

A committee was established by the International Telecommunication Union in 1994 to study
telemedicine, with particular reference to developing countries. A questionnaire was used to …

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

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 …

Despite a large number of telemedicine trials, little information has been published on its
economic costs and benefits. Most telemedicine initiatives have been funded as special …

summary Telemedicine has the potential substantially to improve the delivery of health care.
However, cost-effectiveness studies are needed to help define the appropriate scope and …

Telemedicine is still in its infancy, but undergoing rapid development. It is very difficult to
evaluate telemedicine. We performed a literature survey (Medline). During the period 1990 …

Affordability, accessibility, availability, and quality of healthcare services have always been a
burning issue for the mankind. The issue of health care is always crucial for the governments …