APPLICATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

这项新的国家医学图书馆合同遵循725万美元的NLM 该奖项创建了爱荷华州大学的国家实验室， 1994年农村远程医疗研究。从那时起，十家爱荷华州医院 已与UI远程医疗研究和开发网络连接， 向下列人员提供了一些教育资源和服务： 这些医院。新的赠款将资助两个基本领域的研究： 临床咨询和使用专门的保健数据库 一系列项目将衡量视频的有效性 为有特殊健康护理需要的病人提供咨询服务，包括 残疾儿童或心脏病患者以及精神病患者 病使用视频会议技术， 联网的医院将能够在UI咨询专家。 另一个项目建立在以前的努力，提供急诊室支持 在社区医院。专用数据库软件和视频会议 将帮助急诊室工作人员照顾心脏病发作和中风患者， 再次将农村医院与UIHC联系起来，治疗严重和时间- 敏感问题。 新合同还将资助一个创新项目， 信息进入糖尿病患者的家中。患者将接受 一个易于使用的设备，连接到他们的电视机，并提供 获得在线健康信息。该项目还使用新兴的 视频文件服务器技术，使病人教育材料可用 在医院或诊所环境中按需提供。研究人员希望， 患者的电子教育和在线沟通的手段 可以帮助他们控制疾病。 除了这些项目外，国家土地管理局的资金将使人们能够继续支持 UI的远程医疗资源中心提供协调和 管理UI的远程医疗服务和技术支持 为偏远的医院。

This new National Library of Medicine contract follows a $7.25 million NLM award that created the University of Iowa's National Laboratory for the Study of Rural Telemedicine in 1994. Since then, ten Iowa hospitals have been linked to the UI telemedicine research and development network and a number of educational resources and services have been made available to these hospitals. The new grant will fund research in two basic areas: clinical consultations and the use of specialized databases for health care A series of projects will measure the effectiveness of video consultations for patients with special health care needs, including children with disabilities or heart conditions and people with mental illness. Using video conferencing technologies, physicians and patients at networked hospitals will be able to consult with specialists at the UI. Another project builds on previous efforts to offer emergency room support at community hospitals. Special database software and video conferencing will help emergency room staff care for heart attack and stroke patients, again linking rural hospitals with the UIHC to treat serious and time- sensitive problems. The new contract will also fund an innovative project to deliver health information into the homes of people with diabetes. Patients will receive an easy to use device that attaches to their television set and provides access to on-line health information. This project also uses emerging video file server technology to make patient education materials available on demand in a hospital or clinic setting. Researchers hope that providing patients with electronic education and the means to communicate on-line with health care providers can help them manage their disease. In addition to these projects, NLM funding will allow ongoing support for UI's Telemedicine Resource Center which provides coordination and administration of telemedicine services at the UI, and technical support for the remote hospitals.