Secure Interactive Telemedicine Via State-wide Internet

通过全州互联网实现安全交互式远程医疗

• 批准号: 6583362
• 负责人: JAMES CHAMBERLAIN
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: AZ TECHNOLOGY, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-04-01 至 2003-11-17
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6583362
• 关键词: Internet; bioengineering /biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment development; computer assisted patient care; computer human interaction; computer network; computer system design /evaluation; digital imaging; interactive multimedia; telemedicine; video recording system

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The competitiveness of interactive telemedicine with alternatives is directly related to the cost of telecommunications services and equipment. The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) used in the majority of interactive telemedicine systems has proven expensive and inflexible, resulting in limited deployment. Rapidly expanding Internet Protocol (IP) networks and mass-produced videoconferencing appliances reduce telemedicine costs, but introduce problems with security and quality of service (QoS). IP networks and security devices have been designed for data transmission (e.g., e-mail), rather than for time-sensitive interactive audio-video. AZ Technology, Inc. has expertise in IP-based telescience, which is directly applicable to telemedicine. Internet 2 provides high bandwidth, reliability, and access to University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) medical facilities around the state to support a cost-effective telemedicine core network. Phase 1 will establish a testbed between a UAB-School of Medicine hub site and remote teleclinics for use in resolving security and QoS issues. Phase 2 will utilize Internet 2 and public Internet to perform teledermatology physician training and patient examinations. The long-term goal is to reach even the most rural areas of the state with the least access to medical care via the public Internet. Project success will accelerate deployment of telemedicine via broadband Internet.

描述(由申请人提供)： 交互式远程医疗与替代方案的竞争力直接关系到电信服务和设备的成本。事实证明，大多数交互式远程医疗系统中使用的综合业务数字网(综合业务数字网)既昂贵又缺乏灵活性，导致部署有限。快速扩展的互联网协议(IP)网络和大规模生产的视频会议设备降低了远程医疗成本，但带来了安全和服务质量(Qos)问题。IP网络和安全设备被设计用于数据传输(例如，电子邮件)，而不是用于时间敏感的交互式音频-视频。 AZ Technology，Inc.在基于IP的远程科学方面拥有专业知识，该技术直接适用于远程医疗。Internet 2提供高带宽、高可靠性以及对全州阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校(UAB)医疗设施的访问，以支持具有成本效益的远程医疗核心网络。第一阶段将在UAB医学院枢纽站点和Remote Teleclinics之间建立一个试验台，用于解决安全和服务质量问题。第二阶段将利用互联网2和公共互联网进行远程皮肤科医生培训和患者检查。长期目标是通过公共互联网覆盖到该州最农村地区，获得医疗服务的机会最少。项目的成功将加快宽带互联网远程医疗的部署。