Telemedicine, the Internet, and world wide web: Overview, current status, and relevance to surgeons
Telemedicine, the Internet, and world wide web: Overview, current status, and relevance to surgeons
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DOI：
10.1007/s00268-001-0130-4
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发表时间：
2001-11-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Angood, PB
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作者：
Angood, PB
信息时代使社会发生了深刻的变化，并正在慢慢进入医疗保健领域。一些最重要的领域是远程医疗、因特网和万维网（www）。数以百万计的医生、医疗保健提供者和患者每天都在访问网络以获取患者信息、咨询和远程学习。经过几十年的示范项目，远程医疗正开始进入医疗保健的主流。有许多问题已经提出，如访问的信息，信息的安全性，以及在网络上的内容的质量。虽然远程医疗开始蓬勃发展，但仍存在许多阻碍其快速实施的障碍，如许可、报销、责任、服务质量和技术问题。尽管面临诸多挑战，但在世界上最偏远的地区之一——珠穆朗玛峰——实施了互联网上的远程医疗，这表明，即使在最极端的环境中，也可以利用所有最新的医疗保健电信工具。
The Information Age has made profound changes in society and is slowly entering the healthcare field. Some of the most important areas are telemedicine, the Internet, and the world wide web (www). Millions of physicians, healthcare providers, and patients are accessing the web daily for patient information, consultation, and distant learning. Telemedicine is beginning to enter the mainstream of health care after decades of demonstration projects. There are many issues which have been raised, such as access to the information, the security of the information, and the quality of the content on the web. While telemedicine is beginning to flower, there are numerous barriers that prevent its rapid implementation, such as licensure, reimbursement, liability, quality of service, and technical issues. In spite of the numerous challenges, telemedicine over the Internet was practiced in one of the most remote areas of the world - Mt. Everest - demonstrating that it is possible to utilize all the latest healthcare telecommunications tools in even the most extreme of settings.