ForusCare: An integrated teleophthalmology screening system

Author

Larkin, Chris ; Chatra, Chetan ; Sreehari, H.P. ; Kumar, G. Ramesh ; Poston, Tim

Author_Institution

Forus Health Private Ltd., Bangalore, India

fYear

2014

fDate

10-11 Jan. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The world is reaching for telemedicine. Extensive studies of image-oriented tasks like radiology and ophthalmology have explored practical architectures, technical and organisational, by which to implement it. This paper describes the integration of service methods in a teleophthalmology screening system currently live in India. Earlier studies examined individual features/methods to enhance service; by integrating multiple tools demonstrated by such studies to improve or enhance the service, ForusCare shows a clinical/logistical/financial path to expansion of telemedicine in the developing world to the benefit of the neediest. We emphasise this integration over the technical means.

Keywords

biomedical optical imaging; eye; medical diagnostic computing; telemedicine; ForusCare; clinical-logistical-financial path; image-oriented tasks; integrated teleophthalmology screening system; integrating multiple tools; organisational architectures; practical architectures; radiology; service methods; technical architectures; telemedicine; Cameras; Diabetes; Retina; Retinopathy; Telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IMpact of E-Technology on US (IMPETUS), 2014 International Conference on the

Conference_Location

Bangalore

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMPETUS.2014.6775869

Filename

6775869