Recommendations for Implementing Telemedicine in the Developing World

被引：31

作者：

Alajmi, Dana ^{[2
]}

Almansour, Shaima ^{[3
]}

Househ, Mowafa S. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Univ Hlth Sci, Coll Publ Hlth & Hlth Informat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[2] King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Univ Hlth Sci KSAU HS, Natl Guard Hlth Affairs, Coll Publ Hlth & Hlth Informat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[3] Logist Serv Adm, King Fahad Specialist Hosp, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

来源：

INFORMATICS, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE | 2013年 / 190卷

关键词：

Developing Countries; Telemedicine; Healthcare;

D O I：

10.3233/978-1-61499-276-9-118

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Telemedicine is a tool used to deliver health care from a distance. Developing countries can benefit from telemedicine because these countries face such issues as a lack of specialists and medical infrastructure. Telemedicine in the developing world can offer solutions to healthcare access for people in rural areas, reduce healthcare costs, and possibly improve healthcare quality. A major benefit for patients is that they will be more involved in maintaining their health without the constant need to visit healthcare centers. The purpose of this paper is to provide solutions and recommendations for the implementation of telemedicine in the developing world. A comprehensive search of both academic and gray literature was conducted in September 2012. The results show that there are potential benefits of and challenges in the implementation of telemedicine in developing countries. How to overcome the key challenges related to financial issues, acceptance, health infrastructure, and legal and privacy issues is discussed.

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