Cybercare: Combining Healthcare and Cyberspace in the 21st Century

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the origins of the modern hospital-based tertiary, care system We define how this system was a product of a large-scale medical disaster that prompted the invention of the modern hospital, We will then similarly describe the disaster that prompted the beginning of telemedicine, Following, we review the his ton, of telemedicine and the development of telesurgery, and present the state-of-the-art in telesurgery, and other advanced telemedicine technologies, We will then define cyber through a discussion of cybernetics and cyberspace We present the concept of the digital physician and a cybercare vision of a new healthcare system We will then predict what type of large-scale medical disaster would prompt the creation of a cybercare healthcare system Finally, we discuss the challenges to be faced in the 21st century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 2001
Accession Number
ADA409946

Entities

People

  • J. M. Rosen
  • M. K. Simpson

Organizations

  • Geisel School of Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Augmented Reality
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Disasters
  • Environment
  • First Responders
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Physicians
  • Telemedicine
  • United States
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber