APPLICATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

这份新的国家医学图书馆合同是在一份价值725万美元的NLM合同之后签订的 创建了爱荷华州大学国家实验室的奖项 1994年农村远程医疗研究综述从那时起，爱荷华州的十家医院 已连接到UI远程医疗研究和开发网络和一个 一些教育资源和服务已提供给 这些医院。新的拨款将用于两个基本领域的研究： 临床会诊和保健专业数据库的使用 一系列项目将衡量视频的有效性 为有特殊保健需要的患者提供咨询，包括 有残疾或心脏疾病的儿童和有精神障碍的人 生病了。使用视频会议技术，医生和患者可以 联网的医院将能够咨询UI的专家。 另一个项目是在之前提供急诊室支持的基础上进行的 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护理心脏病发作和中风患者， 再次将乡村医院与UIHC联系起来，治疗严重和及时- 敏感的问题。 新合同还将资助一个创新的项目，以提供健康 信息进入糖尿病患者的家庭。患者将收到 一种易于使用的设备，可以连接到他们的电视机并提供 获取在线健康信息。这个项目还使用了Emerging 视频文件服务器技术，可提供患者教育材料 在医院或诊所中按需提供服务。研究人员希望提供 患者电子教育与网上交流的手段 医疗保健提供者可以帮助他们管理自己的疾病。 除了这些项目外，NLM的资金将允许持续支持 UI的远程医疗资源中心，提供协调和 在用户界面管理远程医疗服务，并提供技术支持 为偏远的医院服务。

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.