Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 40 No. 4, 2001.
Recenzija, Prikaz slučaja
Telemedicine and Teleneurology
Vida Demarin
Vanja Bašić-Kes
Zlatko Trkanjec
Sažetak
Telemedicine is one of the most important and fastest developing branches of medical technology. The use of computer technology in medicine is a precondition for the development of infrastructure allowing for significant progress and better basis for team work. Over the past decades, the role of telemedicine has greatly expanded both worldwide and in Croatia. Its wide popularity has been supported by an ever growing number of projects revealing the possibilities and achievements of current medical technology. Employing telecommunication and computer technologies, telemedicine has opened way for remote diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of patients. Teleneurology has an important place in telemedicine. Neurology is a specialty the activities of which are closely linked to other specialties (radiology, neurosugery, vascular surgery), thus the exchange of experience among various specialists being of utmost importance. A special role of teleneurology implies the possibility of connecting small hospitals with large centers and departments. In such a configuration, telemedicine would provide an opportunity for the initial assessment of the patient’s condition, based on the contact with the physician of the patient himself, followed by appropriate triage decision and possible patient transfer from one to another center. In addition, this system would allow for the patient’s clinical follow-up by physicians from small hospitals, at the same time serving as a sophisticated and inexpensive form of education (making use of the material from large centers, information exchange, etc.).
Ključne riječi
Neurology, trends; Telemedicine, organization and administration
Hrčak ID:
14886
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.12.2001.
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