Title :
A Statewide Telemedicine Network for Public Health in Brazil
Author :
Maia, Rafael Simon ; Von Wangenheim, Aldo ; Nobre, Luiz Felipe
Author_Institution :
Fed. Univ. of Santa Catarina
Abstract :
The use of modern telecommunications technologies like telemedicine and the Internet is essential to decrease the centralization of the Brazilian´s public healthcare service, and to improve the access to specialty care in small-tows and rural localities. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation of a public statewide telemedicine network in the Brazilian ´s State of Santa Catarina
Keywords :
Internet; biomedical communication; health care; medical computing; modern telecommunications technologies; public healthcare service; statewide telemedicine network; Back; Cities and towns; Costs; Decision making; Hospitals; Intelligent networks; Personnel; Postal services; Public healthcare; Telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 2006. CBMS 2006. 19th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2517-1
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.2006.29
