Telemedicine: An Overview with Implications for Military Use

Abstract

Telemedicine. What is it? How does it apply to the military? Does it work? These and many more questions are still being asked even though telemedicine has been utilized by medical professionals around the world for at least the past decade. These questions take on even more importance if the Department of Defense investment in telemedicine for the years of 1993 - 1998, of 327 million dollars is considered. With over 192 projects identified that received these funds, it is important that every senior military leader, not just medical officers, have a basic understanding of telemedicine and its impact on daily operations. This paper will look at a history of telemedicine, its current status in the civilian community, and finally its application in military medicine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2002
Accession Number
ADA404437

Entities

People

  • Daniel K. Reed

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Mobile Phones
  • Network Protocols
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Students
  • Video Teleconferencing
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine