application of ict in health (ehealth) has become an integral part of modern healthcare systems. elec­tronic health information management has proven useful in improving quality of health care, reducing costs and facilitating health research. however, the increasing complexity of healthcare and the growing demand for high quality healthcare delivery has created a need for ehealth systems with t...

BACKGROUND Australia's health disparity, combined with evolving technologies, has evoked increasing interest and funding in health services that could address inequities. One such emerging service is tele-medicine. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this report is to discuss and evaluate the current literature regarding patient and practitioner satisfaction with tele-medicine, and more specifically tel...

The Tele-Medicine sub-services backed up by a novel, open-architecture Tele-Working platform, are evaluated. This multimedia platform, developed over the Hellenic Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), is based on user terminals (personal computers), networking apparatus, and a central database. The developed product equips the Hellenic PTT Organization (OTE) with a ready-to-be applied nov...

Telemedicine provides effective solutions to the provision of medical services for everyone in any place and time. The implementation and development of this technology requires the creation of cultural, legal, political and so- cial infrastructure. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate health workers’ knowledge about tele- medicine in hospitals and health nursing homes of Guil...

Telemedicine provides effective solutions to the provision of medical services for everyone in any place and time. The implementation and development of this technology requires the creation of cultural, legal, political and so- cial infrastructure. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate health workers’ knowledge about tele- medicine in hospitals and health nursing homes of Guil...

The paper describes the final results and the organisational impact of the HERMES project: an on-line integrated web-based platform to provide multimedia services in tele-medicine and tele-education fields. The project is part of a European Space Agency programme to promote the market of broadband satellite services and the role of satellite systems in the tele-education and tele-medicine domai...

Information and Communication Technologies applied to health care and advances in sensor and data transmission technology allowed tele-medicine based programs of care also for patients with respiratory diseases. Different sensors, transmission devices and interventions are used in tele-medicine for some indications. Patients suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, asthma, neuromus...