Secure Collaborative Telemedicine Applications
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Background The Concurrent Engineering Research Center (CERC) at West Virginia University is developing and deploying applications for secure collaborative telemedicine in rural hospitals, clinics, and homes in West Virginia to evaluate its impact on the delivery of healthcare. These applications illustrate the utility of collaborative telemedicine technologies to improve the delivery of healthcare to patients by intensive care, mid-level and home care providers. This research project is sponsored by the National Library of Medicine.
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