• DocumentCode
    1513813
  • Title

    Telemedicine in the United Kingdom: current status and future prospects

  • Author

    Istepanian, Robert Sh H

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Portsmouth Univ., UK
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    158
  • Lastpage
    159
  • Abstract
    The objective of this correspondence is to present an overview of some of the current developments and some of the ongoing telemedicine programs in the United Kingdom. The issues of the future integration of telemedicine activities within the National Health Service that promise better access to healthcare with higher efficiency, mobility, and lower cost are also discussed.
  • Keywords
    health care; telemedicine; National Health Service; United Kingdom; cost; current status; future prospects; healthcare; telemedicine; Biomedical informatics; Collaboration; Costs; Education; Financial management; Hospitals; Information technology; Medical services; Project management; Telemedicine; State Medicine; Telemedicine; United States;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1089-7771
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4233.767091
  • Filename
    767091