The Ontario Telemedicine Network: A Case Report
The Ontario Telemedicine Network: A Case Report
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DOI：
10.1089/tmj.2012.0299
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Brown, Edward M.
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作者：
Brown, Edward M.
本文介绍了安大略远程医疗网络（OTN）的发展、现状和未来前景。OTN成立于20世纪90年代末（并于2006年正式成立），是一家非营利公司，主要由加拿大安大略政府资助，旨在改善全省的医疗服务和质量。它覆盖的土地面积比法国还大，服务的人口刚刚超过1300万，其中绝大多数居住在靠近美国的狭长地带。S.边境远程医疗有效地减少了前往通常的护理来源的旅行，减少了住院人数，并提高了效率和及时获得护理的机会。远程医疗的推广正在安大略加速，它正在成为卫生系统的一个组成部分。
This article describes the evolution, current status, and future prospects of the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN). Started in the late 1990s (and formally established in 2006), OTN is a not-for-profit corporation primarily funded by the Government of Ontario, Canada, that aims to improve access to and quality of care throughout the Province. It covers a land mass larger than France and serves a population of just over 13 million, the vast majority of which live in a narrow strip close to the U. S. border. Telemedicine has been effective in reducing travel to usual sources of care, reducing hospital admissions, and improving efficiency and prompt access to care. The diffusion of telemedicine is accelerating in Ontario, and it is becoming an integral part of the health system.