A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Shipboard Telemedicine

Abstract

In this study, we estimate the peacetime demand for telemedicine (TM) for ships at sea. We estimate the savings that would accrue if telemedicine technology were available to the entire fleet. These savings would result from avoiding medical evacuations (MEDEVACs) and sick in-quarters (SIQ) days. We consider several implementations of telemedicine and measure the monetary costs and benefits of each. Where we are unable to attach a monetary value to a particular benefit, we quantify it in other ways. Telecommunications is a central component of telemedicine. We estimated the bandwidth requirement for different shop types based on the demand for telemedicine consulting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA334320

Entities

People

  • Federico Garcia
  • Peter H. Stoloff

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Navy
  • Physicians
  • Telemedicine

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine