Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) for Telemedicine

Health-care organizations are now moving toward integrated delivery systems to provide high-quality care, as they are being held to an ever-increasing scope of accountabilities. This paper introduces developing status of telemedicine. Telemedicine is based on the technology of telecommunication, and it is one of the application of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW). Computer supported teleconferencing applications have been developed in the field of CSCW and are currently providing more effective support for telemedicine services. This can be achieved by a combination of high performance networks and reduce data transmissions during the conference. A scheme of telemedicine system is proposed. The present paper describes methods for the design of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) procedures suitable for the medical application area and specifically for the purpose of medical teleconsultation and remote diagnosis support.