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  • Title: A Web-based approach to low-cost telemedicine.
    Author: Hersh D, Hersch F, Mikuletic L, Neilson S.
    Journal: J Telemed Telecare; 2003; 9 Suppl 2():S24-6. PubMed ID: 14728752.
    Abstract:
    We have developed a Web-based application for managing e-consultations. This solves some of the problems inherent in peer-to-peer email communication. Referrals were from three hospitals in Vietnam. Each hospital was provided with Internet access for up to 4 hours a day for an initial 12-month period. In the first six months, six doctors from the Vietnamese hospitals submitted a total of 30 cases. Specialists in Sydney provided their expertise on a voluntary basis. Preliminary data suggest that the Vietnamese doctors found the system benefited their diagnostic and management decision making. Challenges have included equipment failures, language barriers and the difficulty of obtaining feedback. Successes have included the relationship building between doctors in the two countries. Preliminary results were encouraging and most of the Vietnamese doctors (five of the six) reported that they were slowly incorporating use of the system into their daily practice.
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