Title :
Telemedicine and ISDN
Author :
Akselsen, Sigmund ; Eidsvik, Arne Ketil ; Folkow, Trine
Author_Institution :
Norwegian Telecom Res., Tromso, Norway
Abstract :
The advantages of using integrated services digital networks (SDNs) as an infrastructure for telemedicine applications are discussed. The applications, developed in a Norwegian Telecom Research project, are grouped according to their use in the health services: telediagnosis, distance learning, medical information, and administrative health information. The telemedicine applications are reviewed, and a number of ideas for further development of such applications based on ISDN technology are proposed.<>
Keywords :
ISDN; health care; medical administrative data processing; telecommunication services; ISDN; Norwegian Telecom Research; administrative health information; distance learning; health services; integrated services digital networks; medical information; telediagnosis; telemedicine applications; Australia; Biomedical informatics; ISDN; Medical services; Patient monitoring; Personnel; Speech; Telecommunications; Telemedicine; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
